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<p /> <p>The European Commission implementing decision of 3 April 2014 transferred
€3.96m from the UK’s structural funds allocation to the Fund for European Aid to the
Most Deprived.</p><p>The Government announced on 18 December 2014 that the Fund for
European Aid to the Most Deprived will be used to support additional breakfast clubs
in schools in deprived areas in England, subject to agreement with the European Commission.
We believe that breakfast clubs effectively target help to many of the most deprived
children – providing nutritious meals in some of the poorest areas, supporting academic
attainment, promoting healthy eating habits at a young age and saving families money.
This funding would be in addition to existing support provided by the Government –
we have already committed just over £1 million over two years to support an expansion
of breakfast clubs in poor areas.</p>
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