Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14992

Free School Meals: Departmental Coordination

Tabled: 19 November 2024
Answered: 27 November 2024

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on automatically enrolling all eligible pupils for free school meals.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
The department recognises the vital role played by free school meals (FSM) and encourages all eligible families to take their entitlement up. There are currently around 2.1 million pupils eligible for and claiming FSM.To make it as easy as possible to rec...

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