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<p>As per the response provided by my noble Friend, Baroness Williams of Trafford,
during the debate on 23 July, decisions around recourse to public funds are made by
the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>Free school meals are available to disadvantaged families
in receipt of certain qualifying benefits, including children of immigrants and refugees
who are receiving support under Part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act (1999).</p><p>
</p><p>The Home Office is able to exercise discretion to grant recourse to public
funds where the family would otherwise be destitute. Where this entitles the family
to receive certain benefits, they may also be able to claim free school meals.</p>
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