Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 22088
Free School Meals
Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 9 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat — Twickenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of children who would be eligible for free school meals had the income threshold for people on Universal Credit risen with inflation since 2018.
Answer
Stephen MorganThe 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 between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers....
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