Written question WQ83032
- Asked by
- Rhys ab OwenPlaid
- To be answered by
- Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
Does the Welsh Government allow no recourse for public fund families who are eligible for free school meals access to Pupil Development Grant - Access grants to help with school costs?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The provisional Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLSAC) from April 2021 indicated that 108,203 pupils were eligible for free school meals or were transitionally protected at April 2021, with 8,030 of these pupils being transitionally protected only. This is up from 90,662 pupils eligible for free school meals or transitionally protected at January 2020, with 4,931 of these pupils being transitionally protected only.
19,704 pupils were eligible for free school meals at April 2021 who were not eligible for free school meals or transitionally protected at January 2020. A further 1,634 pupils were transitionally protected at April 2021 who were not eligible for free school meals or transitionally protected at January 2020.
PLASC data for 2021 is provisional and will be revised in September.