Reduced price meal

Reduced price meal (or reduced price breakfast, lunch, supper, snack) is a term used in the U.S.A. to describe a federally reimbursable meal (or snack) served to a child who applies for and qualifies because the family’s income is between 130% and 185% of the federal poverty threshold. Schools may not charge more than 40¢ for reduced price lunches, nor more than 30¢ for reduced price breakfasts.

See also

• National School Lunch Act

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Congressional Research Service document "Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition" by Jasper Womach.