Universal Credit: Free School Meals Debate

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Universal Credit: Free School Meals

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Rural Bus Services
Wednesday 14th March 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Buscombe Portrait Baroness Buscombe
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I am seeking to answer the question. The devolved nations have decided on different thresholds for their own parts of the United Kingdom, but at the end of the day we want to ensure that we can target free school meals to those who need them. Let me also be clear that, throughout the current rollout of universal credit and until 2022, no parents of a child who currently gets free school meals will have to pay for their meals. It is either then or when they finish their primary or secondary education—whichever comes later.

Baroness Randerson Portrait Baroness Randerson (LD)
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My Lords, I beg leave to ask—

Lord Tebbit Portrait Lord Tebbit (Con)
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My Lords, is it not clear—

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