Universal free school meals for primary school aged children in Wales started with the youngest pupils last September. But the offer, and how fast it's being extended to all year groups, depends on where pupils live and go to school.
Vale of Glamorgan Council is already offering universal free school meals to all its primary school children in all years. Some other councils are offering free meals to more primary year groups than others, ahead of Welsh Government target dates.
The Welsh Government said the “vast majority” of children in primary school years three and four will receive free school meals from September 2023. Councils able to give more pupils free meals ahead of the timetable have been funded to do so, however, the Welsh Government said it could not confirm which councils would be making the offer, and which would not.
