Free School Meals
(asked on 14th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children previously ineligible for free school meals will now become eligible as a result of the adoption of the new earnings threshold of £7,400 excluding benefits.
This question was answered on 20th April 2018
The department estimates that by 2022, around 50,000 more children will benefit from a free school meal compared to the previous benefits system.