Free School Meals

(asked on 22nd September 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has conducted research on the stigmatisation of children who receive free school meals; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 18th October 2021

There is absolutely no reason for schools to stigmatise pupils by limiting choice for free school meal pupils at lunchtime. The vast majority of schools and caterers already make use of cashless systems and other methods to ensure that children who are eligible for free school meals are not identified separately, removing any stigma for receiving the benefit.

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