Free school meals: pros and cons

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We ask people in Cardiff whether they think the Welsh government’s decision to provide universal free school meals for all primary school pupils is a good thing, or whether its been a waste of money.

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00:00So I don't know what to say. I'd like to think that lots of people could afford to pay something.

00:05And with the national health and the state it's in, I just feel we're stretching ourselves too much.

00:11It's not that it's not a good thing. I wonder where all the money's coming from.

00:15As long as nowhere else is suffering because of that money going to there, then I don't see the harm in it.

00:21I think it should be a bit more, like when I was in school, it was for the people who were on benefits or deprived or needed.

00:27That's a difficult question. I'm probably going to get a complicated answer.

00:31I think it's a good thing that they get the meals. Bear in mind they've got seven grandchildren.

00:35But there will be some people that can afford it and would need to have that provision.

00:41Perhaps the money could be spent then on providing more for them as they get older.

00:46I think there's a cost of living crisis. People are struggling to feed their children.

00:51Granted, you have kids, that's your responsibility. But at the end of the day, that's not the world we live in.

00:57And so unfortunately people can't afford to feed their children.

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