Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 15735

Free School Meals

Tabled: 25 November 2024

Answered: 2 December 2024

Question

Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making all children from families that receive Universal Credit eligible for free school meals.

Answer

Stephen Morgan

The new government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child.The government has inherited a trend of rising child poverty and widening attainment gaps for children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers. Chi...

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