Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14750

Free School Meals: Adoption

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 4 August 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the end of free school meal transitional protections will affect any adopted children who currently receive free school meals.

Answer

Paul Waugh
This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We are extending free school meals (FSM) to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026, lifting 100,000 children across ...

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