GLASGOW has agreed council cuts of £28.9 million, with hundreds of protesters gathering to express anger at the move.
The price of a school meal will increase while the distance required to qualify for free travel to school will be extended for both primary and secondary pupils.
Grants for voluntary organisations will be reduced by £2m, while £1.5m in savings will come from Glasgow Life, the arms-length trust delivering culture and leisure services.
Disability campaigners criticised cuts to services, accusing the council of unfairly targeting society's most vulnerable.
The Labour-led administration said the Scottish Government had forced the cuts upon them, citing a reduction in local government funding and the council tax freeze.
The school meal cost increase will see prices rise from from £1.50 to £1.70 in August and then to £1.90 from August 2016.
From August this year the new distance for primary pupils will be two miles and and three miles for secondary pupils.
A spokesman for the council said these were more in line with its statutory obligations however they are expected to impact on several denominational schools with large catchment areas.
Leader Gordon Matheson said: "Unfortunately, the government in Edinburgh continues to redistribute cash to other areas of Scotland which, frankly, contribute much less than Glasgow to the Scottish economy and have lower concentrations of poverty."
SNP councillor Susan Aitken said: "Councillor Matheson let the cat out of the bag, saying that trying to protect the most vulnerable was like 'ambulance chasing'. This disgraceful comment belittles Councillor Matheson and his administration."
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