The state funding for the provision of school lunches before the COVID-19 pandemic was continuously assigned to municipalities for free meal provision during the COVID-19 crisis to children from low-income and large families (brīvpusdienas bērniem no sociāli mazaizsargātām un daudzbērnu ģimenēm)
Country
LatviaPolicy Area
Food-related provisionsMeasure
School-related feeding and replacementEligibility
School children in grades 1 to 4 from low-income families and large families (but in many cases, school children in grades 5 to 9 from low-income families and large families as well)Type
In-kind benefitStart / Announced Date
01/04/2020End Date
10/06/2020Amount
N/ATotal Cost
N/ARecipients
ChildrenRoute to the child
DirectSources
Kļave, E., Rajevska, F. And Rajevska, O. (2021) ESPN thematic report: social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Latvia. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=15&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0
European Union Agecy for Fundamental Rights (2020) Coronavirus pandemic in the EU: fundamental rights implications - Latvia. 4 May 2020. Available at: https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/lv_report_on_coronavirus_pandemic_may_2020.pdfAccess the full dataset here
