Reduced-price meal is a term used in the
United States
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to describe a
federally reimbursable meal, or snack, served to a qualified child when the family of the child's income is between 130 and 185 percent of the US
federal poverty threshold. Schools may not charge more than
US$0.40 for reduced-price lunches, nor more than US$0.30 for reduced-price breakfasts.
See also
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School meal programs in the United States
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National School Lunch Act
References
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{{Contemporary social welfare programs in the United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Education in the United States
School meal programs in the United States