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UIN 1383

Free School Meals

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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10 November 2023

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16 November 2023 · Answer

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16 November 2023

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the eligibility threshold for means-tested free school meals for Universal Credit recipients in line with (a) inflation and (b) national livi

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  1. 10 November 2023

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the eligibility threshold for means-tested free school meals for Universal Credit recipients in line with (a) inflation and (b) national livi

    Source: Commons

  2. 16 November 2023

    Answer

    Over 2 million pupils are currently eligible for benefits based free school meals (FSM). Close to 1.3 million additional infants receive free and nutritious meals under the Universal Infant Free School Meal (UIFSM) policy.The department believes that the ...

    Source: Written answer

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