We’ve published the first in a series of articles examining earning outcomes at age 25, relative to the living wage, for people who had free school meals (FSM) and those who did not ➡️ ow.ly/lM4e50HCeKr 
23% of young people who were free school meal (FSM) recipients when attending school in England were earning above the living wage by the age of 25.
This is compared with 43.5% of those who did not receive FSM.
This is compared with 43.5% of those who did not receive FSM.
Female recipients of free school meals (FSM) were less likely than male FSM recipients to earn above the living wage at the age of 25, at 18.2% compared with 27.8%.
A similar imbalance was seen among non-FSM recipients (39.9% of young women compared with 47.5% of young men).
A similar imbalance was seen among non-FSM recipients (39.9% of young women compared with 47.5% of young men).
The East of England had the greatest proportion of free school meal (FSM) recipients with recorded earnings above the Living Wage, at 29.5%.
The smallest proportion was in the North East, where it was 19.9% ow.ly/lM4e50HCeKr
The smallest proportion was in the North East, where it was 19.9% ow.ly/lM4e50HCeKr
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