Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127402, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential effect of proposals relating to eligibility for free school meals on work incentives; and if he will make a statement.

The responsibility for setting the eligibility criteria for each passported benefit sits with its parent Department, in this case the Department for Education.

DWP has been working closely with the Department of Education to support delivery of their eligibility criteria for free school meals for Universal Credit claimants in England.