Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 84767

Free School Meals: Eligibility

Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the income thresholds for eligibility for free school meals.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty, that is why the department is introducing a new eligibility threshold for free school meals. This ensures that all children from households in receipt of Uni...
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