Free School Meals: Costs
Commons · Question 44432 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the average cost of providing free school meals.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 22 Apr 2025
The department is providing schools and high needs settings with over £930 million in the 2025/26 financial year to support them with their increased National Insurance contributions (NICs) costs. This support is additional to the £2.3 billion increase to...