Starting from September 2026, free school meals will be available to students in grades 1–11 across Ukraine. This was announced by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.
Source: PRYAMYI
According to her, the government has already prepared the necessary decisions to launch the program. For the first stage of implementation, nearly UAH 5.9 billion in subsidies have been allocated to communities, which will make it possible to provide meals for schoolchildren in the next academic year.
A total of UAH 14.4 billion is предусмотрено for the program in the state budget for 2026. Separate funds have also been allocated for the modernization of school canteens so that children receive not only free but also high-quality lunches.
Svyrydenko recalled that since the beginning of 2025, free meals have already been introduced for students in grades 1–4 nationwide, and starting this September, hot lunches are being provided to students in grades 1–11 in frontline communities.
The Prime Minister emphasized that creating safe and comfortable learning conditions for every child remains one of the government’s key priorities.
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