Question: Who will meet the criteria of Section 4 for free school meals?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): temporary extension of free school meals eligibility to NRPF groups
section_headers: Who is eligible
Section 17 of the Children Act 1989
section_content: Section 17 places a general duty on local authorities to safeguard and promote
the welfare of children in need by providing a range and level of services
appropriate to those children’s needs.
A child will be considered in need if:

they are unlikely to achieve or maintain or to have the opportunity to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development without the provision of services by the local authority
the child’s health or development is likely to be significantly impaired or further impaired without the provision of such services
the child is disabled.

The support local authorities provide will vary depending on the individual
needs of the child and/or family.
This support is not provided exclusively to people with NRPF – however, the
extended eligibility for free school meals is available only to families with
NRPF.
Some families receiving Section 17 support are able to work, and as such are
subject to a maximum annual household earnings threshold of £7,400 to be
eligible to receive free school meals.
See confirming household income for further guidance on assessing this.
Suggested evidence
You should ask families to sign a self-declaration form as part of their
application for free school meals. A sample application
form including a self-declaration is available, but you can use an
alternative if you prefer.
Families receiving Section 17 support should have a child in need pack from
the local authority which lists the support that they will be providing to the
family. This is updated and reassessed every 3 to 6 months. Schools can ask to
view a copy of this dated within the last 6 months to verify that this support
is being received.
*[NRPF]: no recourse to public funds

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The question is about section 4.  The answer talks about section 17.
This is an excellent answer because it provides the criteria that determines which students can get free meals, and the family household income requirement. Therefore, this answers the question directly.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): temporary extension of free school meals eligibility to NRPF groups
section_headers: Who is eligible
Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
section_content: Section 4 allows the Home Office to provide support to a subset of refused
asylum seekers who are classed as destitute and meet their
criteria.
People receiving Section 4 support are not able to work, and as such there is
no requirement to confirm earnings.
Suggested evidence
You should ask families to sign a self-declaration form as part of their
application for free school meals. A sample application
form including a self-declaration is available, but you can use an
alternative if you prefer.
Carers who are receiving Section 4 support will be able to provide a letter
from the Home Office or local authority confirming Section 4 support and/or an
ASPEN card.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The information is about section 4, but there isn't any info about who meets the criteria of section 4.
This is an acceptable answer because it addresses section 4 and addresses that there is a criteria in place. This answer is not excellent though because the criteria for free meals is through a link provided in the answer, and not detailed in the answer itself.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): temporary extension of free school meals eligibility to NRPF groups
section_headers: Confirming household income
section_content: To be eligible for free school meals, the maximum annual household earnings
threshold is £7,400 after tax. This equates to £616 per month.
You should ask families wishing to apply to fill out a self-declaration.
To verify this, we suggest asking to view either a:

payslip
P60
bank statement
letter from their bank
letter from their employer

Families who are receiving Section 4 support are not able to work, and as such
their earnings do not need to be verified.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
There is a list of eligibility requirements here for section 4.  That is what the question is asking for.
This is an excellent answer because it provides the household income requirement for students to receive free school meals. Therefore, this can be used to answer the question.

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