Decision Maker: Education Operational Delivery Committee
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to note that the Chief Officer – Early Intervention and Community Empowerment would circulate information to Members outwith the meeting on the number of children entitled to free school meals who did not take up the offer;
(ii) to agree to introduce a policy of extending free school meal entitlement to families in receipt of Universal credit in respect of:
(a) Single claimants working less than 16 hours per week with a gross annual income of less than £16,105; and
(b) Joint claimants working less than 24 hours per week with a gross annual income of less than £16,105; and
(iii) to instruct the Chief Officer – Early Intervention and Community Empowerment to implement the extended provision from 26 October 2020.
Publication date: 21/09/2020
Date of decision: 17/09/2020
Decided at meeting: 17/09/2020 - Education Operational Delivery Committee
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