Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 58496

Free School Meals: Stoke-on-Trent South

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Dr Allison Gardner

LabourStoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of auto-enrolling eligible children on to free school meals in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals (FSM) to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. It wi...

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