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Free School Meals

Commons · Question 76012 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 24 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the maximum income threshold for free school meals eligibility for children in families with no recourse to public funds in line with the eligi

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 24 Sep 2025

This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. The department has now announced that we are extending free school meals (FSM) to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September ...