During school closures, some school canteens were kept open to continuously provide food for eligible children
History
Country
Portugal
Policy Area
Food-related provisions
Measure
School-related feeding and replacement
Eligibility
Children who were eligible for the school social programme before the pandemic
Type
In-kind benefit
Start / Announced Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Amount
N/A
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Children
Route to the child
Direct
Sources
Guio, A-C., Frazer, H. and Marlier, E. (eds.) (2021) Study on the economic implementing framework of a possible EU Child Guarantee scheme including its financial foundation: final report. Brussels: European Commission.
Global Child Nutrition Foundation (2021) Programme report: Portugal (all data from the 2020-2021 school year). Available at: https://gcnf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Portugal_2021_final.pdf