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Free school meals eligibility for disadvantaged migrant children made permanent

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Eligibility for free school meals will be permanently extended to cover children from families who are unable to access benefits due to their immigration status, the children’s minister has said.
Children will also be eligible for the pupil premium and free home to school transport. Picture: Adobe Stock
Children will also be eligible for the pupil premium and free home to school transport. Picture: Adobe Stock

Children whose families are classed by the Home Office as having “no recourse to public funds (NRPF)” were granted temporary eligibility for free school meals in April 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

NRPF is a status imposed on migrant families who have not yet qualified for permanent residency in the UK. It prevents them from accessing essential welfare support, including universal credit and tax credits.

In a written statement, children’s minister Will Quince has announced that eligibility will be permanently extended to include all children from families with NRPF.

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