Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Provide free school meal vouchers to disabled children with authorised absence
Closed
266 signatures
What the petition asks
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.
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.
Timeline
| 14 Feb 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Aug 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
266
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
14 Feb 2022
Closed
14 Aug 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.