A range of free meals were provided at community hubs and centres across the capital to help low-income Londoners during the two-week school holiday.
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) estimate that around 210,000 London children who live in poverty do not currently qualify for free school meals because of the national income threshold.
Khan commented: “It simply isn’t right that so many Londoners are struggling to put food on the table due to the spiralling cost of living and food prices. That’s why I provided emergency funding that will see millions more meals provided to hundreds of thousands of Londoners most in need over the course of the next year.
“I will continue to do all I can to support low-income Londoners as we build a fairer London for everyone, but it is vital that Government also steps forward urgently to use the power it has to stop children going hungry during the holidays.”
The London free holiday meals funding follows an ‘historic announcement’ in February from the Mayor to provide an emergency £130m to provide free school meals for the next academic year to primary school children in London due to the cost of living.
Charlotte Hill OBE, chief executive of The Felix Project, added: “We know too many people are struggling at the moment, so we are delighted that the first round of this programme has provided meals for so many families and children across London.
“This partnership is vital and will make sure for the next year, food that would otherwise have gone to waste, is instead providing a safety net to those on low-incomes, who are experiencing food insecurity.”