Free meals in further education funded institutions guide 2023 to 2024 academic year
Guidance to help provide free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in further education funded institutions.
Applies to England
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Who this guide is for
This guide is departmental advice from Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
The guide sets out the funding rules for free meals and forms part of institutions’ ESFA funding agreements. The guide is intended to help further education funded institutions understand their obligation to provide free meals to disadvantaged students. Institutions must comply with the rules and be able to show they comply at any audit.
Last updated 8 August 2023 + show all updates
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We have updated the free meals guidance for 2023 to 2024 to confirm that for academic year 2023 to 2024 institutions will receive funding at a rate equivalent to £2.53 per student per meal, which represents an increase to the previous rate of £2.41 per student per meal. We've updated section 7.1 to confirm the payment schedules.
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First published.