Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 18086
Free School Meals
Tabled: 4 December 2024
Answered: 12 December 2024
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will widen the eligibility of free school meals to all children whose parents are in receipt of Universal Credit.
Answer
Stephen MorganThe 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 and their peers. Child poverty...
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