Free School Meals and Healthy Start Scheme
(asked on 13th June 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will expand access to (a) availability of Healthy Start Vouchers and (b) the eligibility criteria for Free School Meals to include all children facing food insecurity.
This question was answered on 21st June 2022
The eligibility criteria for the Healthy Start scheme is kept under continuous review. There are currently no plans to expand access to and availability of Healthy Start to all children who are facing food insecurity. Free School Meals is the responsibility of the Department for Education.