PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(22 April 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of registering eligible households for (a) free school meal and (b) NHS Healthy Start entitlements through the Universal Credit system.
Asked by:
Jayne Kirkham (Labour)
Asked by:
Jayne Kirkham (Labour)
Answer
No such assessment has been made.
The Universal Credit system permits Department for Education to check eligibility for Free School Meals and Department of Health and Social Care to check a citizen’s entitlement to Healthy Start vouchers.
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