Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 76012

Free School Meals

Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 24 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the maximum income threshold for free school meals eligibility for children in families with no recourse to public funds in line with the eligi

Answer

Olivia Bailey
This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. The department has now announced that we are extending free school meals (FSM) to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September ...

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