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Free School Meals: Eligibility

Commons · Question 84767 · Tabled 23 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the income thresholds for eligibility for free school meals.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 11 Nov 2025

This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty, that is why the department is introducing a new eligibility threshold for free school meals. This ensures that all children from households in receipt of Uni...