Explanatory note

This Order prescribes, for the purposes of section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996, Working Tax Credit where the parent is entitled to that Credit in the circumstances defined in regulation 7D of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002.

The effect of the Order is that where a parent is entitled to Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after their employment ceases, or after they start to work less than 16 hours per week, their child is entitled to free school lunches.