Pupil Premium
(asked on 9th July 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there will be an increase in the pupil premium following the introduction of free school meals for all pupils from families on Universal Credit.
This question was answered on 17th July 2025
The allocation of pupil premium funding to schools will continue to be based on the existing earned income threshold for free school meal eligibility of £7,400 in the 2026/27 financial year.
The pupil premium eligibility criteria also includes children looked-after or previously looked-after by their local authority.
The department is reviewing how we allocate pupil premium funding in the longer term.