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Provide free school meal vouchers to disabled children with authorised absence

Submitted by Natalie Hay on Monday 7th February 2022

Published on Monday 14th February 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 14th August 2022

Signatures: 266

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At Home ~ Children ~ Disabled ~ Ensure ~ Free School Meals ~ Medic ~ school meal vouchers ~ school meals ~ Vouchers

Petition Action

Provide free school meal vouchers to disabled children with authorised absence

Petition Details

A national policy is needed that ensures disabled children, on long term medically authorised absence from school, receive free school meals (FSM) as vouchers. This should ensure disabled children are not at a further substantial disadvantage compared to their peers.

Additional Information

It is not fair that families of children with a disability are not eligible to receive free school meal entitlement they would get if their children were able to attend school. Currently the Government has not put in place adjustments to their national policy on FSM entitlement for children at home on medical leave. This lack of FSM provision risks discriminating against those with a disability.


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