Free School Meals: Universal Credit
Commons · Question 44436 · 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, if she will take steps to maintain the number of children eligible for free school meals at approximately the same level in the context of the maturity of the universal credit rollout.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 22 Apr 2025
Free school meal support is available to households receiving Universal Credit, and with an annual earned income of £7,400 or less.This government’s ambition is to drive down poverty through our Child Poverty Strategy and cross-government work to support ...