United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 87075
Free School Meals: Finance
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31 October 2025
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18 December 2025 · Answer
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18 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children with SEND who will no longer have transitional protection funding for free school meals after the 2025-26 financial year.
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31 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children with SEND who will no longer have transitional protection funding for free school meals after the 2025-26 financial year.
Source: Commons
18 December 2025
Answer
We have set aside over £1 billion in funding over the multiyear spending review period to cover the cost of additional free meals, after taking into account the removal of protections. The action we are taking will ensure that over 500,000 additional chil...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-31/87075
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1847482
- uk · wq-1847482 · source updated 18 December 2025