Free School Meals Extended to More Secondary School Pupils Across Wales
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Free school meals extended to more secondary school pupils across Wales
Free school meals are being rolled out across Wales for Year 7 and 8 learners from households receiving Universal Credit, regardless of their household income. All local authorities will be serving meals to eligible learners by January 2027, with over half of Welsh local authorities already providing free school meals under the expanded scheme. Parents and carers of Year 7 and 8 learners receiving Universal Credit should register for free school…
Year 7 and 8 pupils from families who receive inclusive credit will be eligible regardless of household income.
Welsh secondary schools remove Universal Credit income cap for free meals
Eligibility for free school meals in Welsh secondary schools is changing. From now on, pupils in Year 7 and Year 8 are entitled to the provision if their household receives Universal Credit, irrespective of other income previously excluded from the calculation. The end of the earnings cap Under the previous rules, secondary pupils in households receiving Universal Credit only qualified if their annual earnings, excluding benefits, remained below…
In Wales more children at secondary schools get a free lunch. The extension applies to children The post Wales expands free school meals at secondary schools from first appeared on Nordic.info.
The Welsh Government has announced that free school meals will be introduced throughout Wales for learners in years 7 and 8 who come from households receiving Universal Credit, regardless of household income.
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