Question follow-through · 17840
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of additional children eligible for free school meals from September 2026.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 3 Aug 2026 · 24 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of additional children eligible for free school meals from September 2026.
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Aug 2026
Answer published
From the start of the 2026/27 academic year, all children in households receiving Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals (FSM). Over half a million additional children will receive a free, nutritious lunchtime meal every school day. Aroun...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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