Issue - meetings

(i)       to thank officers for the work towards ensuring that more eligible young people had access to free school meals;

(ii)       to agree the actions being progressed to maximise the number of eligible

secondary school pupils taking free school meals; and

(iii)      to approve the extension of free school meal criteria to include parents/grandparents in receipt of the Child element within Guaranteed Pension Credits.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Customer Services which provided information on actions being taken to maximise the number of eligible secondary school pupils taking free school meals and sought approval to extend eligibility criteria.

The report recommended:-

that Committee –

(a)      agree the actions being progressed to maximise the number of eligible

secondary school pupils taking free school meals; and

(b)      approve the extension of free school meal criteria to include parents/grandparents in receipt of the Child element within Guaranteed Pension Credits.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to thank officers for the work towards ensuring that more eligible young people had access to free school meals; and

(ii)       to approve the recommendations.