Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 59566
Free School Meals: Universal Credit
Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children who will become eligible for free school meals following the extension to households in receipt of Universal Credit in (a) Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard con
Answer
Stephen MorganThis government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. This will l...
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