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Free School Meals

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 5998

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children who will be eligible for free school meals in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

The department monitors free school meals take up, including through the annual publication of data, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics.

The department does not regularly publish forecasts.

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