Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 1
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Acknowledged
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We are very pleased that the Government has now permanently extended free school meal eligibility...
Conclusion
We are very pleased that the Government has now permanently extended free school meal eligibility to children from all families with NRPF. We heard repeatedly from parents and organisations about the positive impact this would have on children in poverty, their long-term prospects and ability to contribute to the UK.
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The Government thanks the Committee for the time and effort invested in conducting an inquiry into child poverty and publishing the ‘Children in poverty: No recourse to public funds report’.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
We would like to thank the Committee for the time and effort invested in conducting an inquiry into child poverty and publishing the ‘Children in poverty: No recourse to public funds report’. We welcomed the opportunity to discuss No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy and how it affects children during the evidence session on 19 January. We have set out below the Government’s response to each of the recommendations made in the report.
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