Open consultation Review of Free School Meals and Uniform Grant Eligibility Criteria

Summary

The Department of Education has launched a consultation on the options considered as part of the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants

Documents

• Main consultation document Adobe PDF (432 KB)
• Main consultation document (Irish language version) Adobe PDF (563 KB)
• Easy read consultation document (aimed at older children and young people) Adobe PDF (384 KB)
• Child friendly consultation document (aimed at younger children) Adobe PDF (933 KB)
• Equality Screening Adobe PDF (624 KB)
• Rural needs impact assessment Adobe PDF (254 KB)
• Child rights impact assessment Adobe PDF (209 KB)

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Consultation description

This consultation seeks views on a range of options that have been considered as part of the Department's review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants.

The Department has explored a number of options and has modelled the potential impact of each option in terms of the number of extra pupils that could benefit and the associated additional costs. These options are detailed in the range of consultation documents.

The Department is keen to hear the views of all stakeholders, particularly children and young people and parents.

The consultation will run until 5pm on Friday 14 February 2025. Please note that responses received after this date may not be able to be considered.

An Irish-language version of the main consultation document will be available shortly.