A question on #FreeSchoolMeals #Migrants tabled by Baroness Lister of Burtersett on 19-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Free School Meals: Migrants
Question ID: 1814767
UIN: HL8658
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-19
Asking Member ID: 4234
Asking Member display name: Baroness Lister of Burtersett
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 5 June (HLWS681), what plans they have, if any, to increase the household maximum income thresholds for free school meal eligibility for children with no rec
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Date answered: 2025-07-04
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Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: ​​This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals (FSM) to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. Thi...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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