Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71911
School Meals: Costs
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
David Williams
Labour — Stoke-on-Trent North
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the cost of the provision of a hot meal at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
Answer
Stephen MorganThe department spends over £1.5 billion annually supporting schools to provide free meals to around 3.4 million children. We have recently confirmed that free meals will be extended to all households receiving Universal Credit from September 2026. This ex...
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