Free School Meals: Coronavirus

(asked on 19th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the closure of schools as a result of covid-19, whether the vouchers provided to children that are eligible for free school meals will cover the costs of breakfast.


Answered by
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
This question was answered on 24th March 2020

Schools will be able to provide meals or vouchers for supermarkets or local shops which can be sent directly to families who are either self-isolating at home or whose schools are closed on government advice. The government has confirmed that the total value of vouchers offered to each eligible child per week will exceed the rate it pays to schools for free school meals.

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