Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 5980
Free School Meals: Expenditure
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the total amount of public funding for free school meals in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2023-24.
Answer
Stephen MorganLocal authorities receive their core funding for schools through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). Since 2018/19, the DSG allocations have been calculated based on the national funding formula (NFF). The schools NFF includes a ’free school meal (FSM) fac...
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