Free School Meals Voucher Schemes

Deposited Papers

Apr. 23 2024

Found: school meals Help to Save Introduction Passported benefits are benefits or schemes which

Select Committee

FDO0150 - Food, Diet and Obesity

Written Evidence May. 29 2024

Inquiry: Food, Diet and Obesity
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Found: The impact of extension of Free School Meals and Healthy Start to all families on universal credit

Commons Chamber
Food Poverty Strategy - Mon 22 Apr 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) of benefit sanctions…a sudden loss of earnings through reduced hours or unemployment, the absence of free - Speech Link
2: Jo Churchill (Con - Bury St Edmunds) throughout the system for individuals.Further, there is additional support for families, including free - Speech Link
3: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) difficulty, having a conversation with a work coach, for example, who is now being denied that food bank voucher - Speech Link

Westminster Hall
Free School Meals: Children with SEND - Wed 10 Jan 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Ian Byrne (Lab - Liverpool, West Derby) That could take, for example, the form of a voucher. - Speech Link
2: Zarah Sultana (Lab - Coventry South) I have long been an advocate for free school meals for all. - Speech Link
3: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab - City of Durham) Free breakfast clubs and universal free school meals were at the heart of that. - Speech Link
4: Damian Hinds (Con - East Hampshire) with a state-funded school and meet the eligibility criteria for free school meals. - Speech Link

Deposited Papers
Department for Work and Pensions

Oct. 13 2023

Found: school meals Help to Save Passported benefits Passported benefits are benefits or schemes which

Select Committee

Oral Evidence Mar. 14 2024

Inquiry: Food, Diet and Obesity
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Found: They were quite rightly asking, “Why isn’t it a voucher to get free fruit or free vegetables at a local

Scottish Parliament Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 - Scottish Goverment Further Information

Correspondence Feb. 22 2024

Inquiry: Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Found: long -term resettlement of Ukrainians I thought it may be helpful to reflect on how the different schemes

Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Building Digital UK

Dec. 14 2023

Found: The schools also had fewer pupils eligible for free school meals.

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 - Tue 12 Mar 2024

Mentions:
1: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) Those businesses are essentially run from a school exercise jotter and a cash tin. - Speech Link
2: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) As the minister mentioned, we also have free entry to museums and galleries. - Speech Link
3: Briggs, Miles (Con - Lothian) could also cause confusion because of the complexity of additional services being provided—for example, meals—which - Speech Link
4: Briggs, Miles (Con - Lothian) The current voucher scheme is not enough to capture individuals who are staying in accommodation for - Speech Link
5: Briggs, Miles (Con - Lothian) Under the voucher scheme, they would need to ask for evidence, so we must look at whether that is provided - Speech Link

Select Committee

Report Feb. 29 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: Session 2023–24 Number Title Reference 1st The New Hospital Programme HC 77 2nd The condition of school