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A report from the Director of Public Health revealed more than 27,000 children in the local area were growing up in relative poverty.

Cornwall Council leader Leigh Frost said: “Right now, we know that as many as 1,800 children could be missing out on the support they're entitled to. By investing in auto-enrolment, we can put almost £900,000 directly back into family budgets every year, while also bringing nearly £2 million in additional Pupil Premium funding into Cornwall's schools."

Several councils across the country including Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Newcastle have introduced auto enrolment for free school meals in recent years.