The trust says that such a move would dramatically increase take-up of healthy school meals as demand for school food is more sensitive to price changes than other foods.
Research by London Economics unveiled by the trust this week estimates that a 10 per cent increase in the price of school meals can lead to a fall in take-up of between seven and 10 per cent.
The trust adds that areas where discounts have been offered have successfully boosted demand. A three-week period of discounts in 2009 in York and Waltham Forest increased take-up by 22 per cent and 10 per cent respectively, according to the research called An Analysis of the Relationship Between School Meal Take-up and Prices.
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