FOI Request - Free School Meals

Request 101003718938

1.  How many children in S1-3 are current eligible for Free School Meals in your local authority area, before the Government’s proposed rollout of FSM to S1-3 children in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment

2.  What was the eligibility criteria for P6-7 children in receipt of free school meals in your local authority area before the expansion to provide P6-7 children in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment

3.  How many children were in receipt of free school meals in both P6-7 before expansion to include children in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment

4.  How many children are currently eligible for a free school meal in S1-3

5.  How many children are currently eligible for a free school meal in P6-7

6.  How many children do you anticipate will be eligible for a free school meal in S1-3 after the expansion to include those in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment

Response 07-03-2025

1. 385 as at 05 February 2025

2. Eligibility information is available on our website. This information is therefore exempt under Section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. For ease of reference please find a link to the web page here: http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_55486.html

3. 267 as at 05 February 2025

4. 385 as at 05 February 2025

5. 267 as at 05 February 2025. 

We are currently processing applications from families who are in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment as per the information is available on our website at http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_55486.html

6. We do not have access to Scottish Child Payment data at this time. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.