Free School Meal eligibility estimates
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Estimates of Free School Meal eligibility
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Estimate of additional children claiming Free School Meals following expansion of eligibility
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 5
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Actual number of pupils claiming a free meal
- Additional pupils claiming a free meal
- Children in households receiving Universal Credit (Aged 4-15)
- Time period
- 2023/24 to 2029/30
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | actual_fsm_elig | additional_claiming_free_meal | children_in_uc_households_4_6 | children_in_uc_households_7_15 | children_in_uc_households_total | children_taking_fsm | uifsm_discounting_fsm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 3400000 | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 202627 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | x | 4020000 | 720000 | 2680000 | 3400000 | 3040000 | 980000 |
| 202728 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | x | 3960000 | 700000 | 2660000 | 3380000 | 3000000 | 960000 |
| 202829 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | x | 3960000 | 700000 | 2680000 | 3380000 | 3020000 | 960000 |
| 202930 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | x | 3980000 | 700000 | 2700000 | 3400000 | 3040000 | 940000 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| actual_fsm_elig | Actual number of pupils claiming a free meal |
| additional_claiming_free_meal | Additional pupils claiming a free meal |
| children_in_uc_households_4_6 | Children in households receiving Universal Credit (Aged 4-6) |
| children_in_uc_households_7_15 | Children in households receiving Universal Credit (Aged 7-15) |
| children_in_uc_households_total | Children in households receiving Universal Credit (Aged 4-15) |
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