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Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM): 2025 to 2026
Published allocations and conditions of grant for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Applies to England
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Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) provides funding for all government funded schools to offer free school meals to pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2.
Schools and local authorities must follow the terms and conditions set out in the conditions of grant.
Published allocations
We have published the provisional UIFSM allocations for the 2025 to 2026 academic year and added the allocations for new openers.
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Published 24 June 2025
Last updated 25 September 2025
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We have added the spreadsheet showing provisional universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) allocations for new openers.
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First published.