Free school meals (FSM) funding

Eligibility for free meals for disadvantaged students, funding allocations for universal infant free school meals.

Services

Free school meals and pupil premium: model form for schools

Model form that schools can use to determine which children are eligible for free school meals and the pupil premium.

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Guidance and regulation

Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM): 2024 to 2025
- Guidance
- 30 September 2024
- Education and Skills Funding Agency
Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM): 2023 to 2024
- Guidance
- 24 June 2024
- Education and Skills Funding Agency
Free school meals eligibility: download user guide
- Guidance
- 15 February 2012
- Department for Education

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News and communications

Extra support for schools and parents to help cope with coronavirus
- 7 April 2020
- Department for Education
- Press release
Thousands more school children receiving a nutritious breakfast
- 2 November 2018
- Department for Education
- News story
Free holiday activities and meals for disadvantaged families
- 27 July 2018
- Department for Education
- News story
Boost to support disadvantaged families during the holidays
- 28 March 2018
- Department for Education
- News story
Government responds to consultation on disadvantage support
- 7 February 2018
- Department for Education
- News story

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Research and statistics

Pupils not claiming free school meals: 2013
- 17 December 2013
- Department for Education
- Research
Pupils not claiming free school meals
- 19 November 2012
- Department for Education
- Research
Free school meals pilot: impact report
- 26 July 2012
- Department for Education
- Research
Implementing the free school meals pilot
- 26 July 2012
- Department for Education
- Research

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Policy papers and consultations

Eligibility for free school meals and the early years pupil premium under Universal Credit
- 21 March 2018
- Department for Education
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 11 January 2018
Free school meals and the early years pupil premium (EYPP) under Universal Credit: equality analysis
- 7 February 2018
- Department for Education
- Impact assessment
Full equality impact assessment: free school meals (FSM) pilot extensions and eligibility extensions
- 1 March 2012
- Department for Education
- Impact assessment

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

Holiday Activities and Food: 2018 programme
- 12 November 2018
- Department for Education
- Transparency
Free school meals: technical analysis note
- 16 May 2018
- Department for Education
- Transparency
Changes to working tax credit and free school meals entitlement
- 19 September 2013
- Department for Education
- Foi release

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Organisations

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