Topline — 2026-06-23-CPAG-01 Survey recontact

1 respondents · Unweighted · 52 questions · generated 2026-09-21 14:02 UTC

Provisional: live fieldwork, 1 interviews so far. Percentages are of each question's valid base (missing/not-asked excluded). Right-hand grey figure = count.

Quota fill from response data

Computed directly from the answers, so it stays correct even when a survey's platform quota counter is broken. ⚠ = platform counter disagrees.

SampleSource

Survation (QPanel)

0/1000

Walr

0/2100

PureSpectrum

1/2000

Age

18-24

0/1150

25-34

0/1860

35-44

0/1800

45-54

1/1840

55-64

0/1770

65+

0/258

Sex

Male

1/534

Female

0/566

Country_quota

England

1/850

Scotland

0/110

Wales

0/100

Northern Ireland

0/100

Region

North West

?/132

North East

?/54

Yorkshire and the Humber

?/90

East of England

?/104

West Midlands

?/106

East Midlands

?/81

Wales

?/100

Scotland

?/110

South East

?/152

London

?/153

South West

?/95

Northern Ireland

?/100

scot_region

Glasgow

0/114

West Scotland

0/115

Lothian

0/127

Central Scotland

0/107

South Scotland

0/111

Mid Scotland and Fife

0/108

North East Scotland

0/123

Highlands and Islands

0/72

welsh_region

North Wales

0/89

Mid and West Wales

0/123

South Wales West

0/62

South Wales Central

0/126

South Wales East

0/92

hiqual

No Qualifications / Level 1

1/622

Level 2 / Apprenticeship / Other

0/439

Level 3

0/343

Level 4+

0/696

SEG

ABC1

0/5750

C2DE

1/4350

Device_1 Device - HIDDEN QUESTION TO STORE: Store device type Desktop

Base: 1

Desktop

100.0%

Changelog Change log

Base: 1

100.0%

Sex What is your sex?

Base: 1

Male

100.0%

gender What is your gender?

Base: 1

Man

100.0%

Country In which country do you currently live?

Base: 1

England

100.0%

Country_quota_A_1 Country_quota_A - Country.a=England

Base: 1

Country.a=England

100.0%

Country_quota_B_1 Country_quota_B - Country.a=England

Base: 1

Country.a=England

100.0%

Region_B These are the regions of England. Which region do you live in?

Base: 1

East of England

100.0%

Region_C *** Region

Base: 1

East of England

100.0%

la_east_england Which local authority do you live in?

Base: 1

Hertfordshire

100.0%

no_of_children How many children aged 18 or under do you have?

Base: 1

100.0%

year_group_1 year_group - What year group(s) is your child/are your children in? First (your ELDEST) child

Base: 1

College

100.0%

year_group_2 year_group - What year group(s) is your child/are your children in? Second eldest child

Base: 1

College

100.0%

benefits_4 benefits - Do you or your partner (if applicable) claim any of the following? Universal Credit (UC)

Base: 1

Universal Credit (UC)

100.0%

fsm With this information in mind, were any of your children registered for income-related free school meals during this school year (25/26)?

Base: 1

None of my children were

100.0%

no_recourse Do you have No Recourse to Public Funds condition due to your immigration status?

Base: 1

Not applicable - I am a UK resident

100.0%

computationaladults How many people aged 14 or over live in your household, including yourself?

Base: 1

100.0%

computationalchildren How many children aged 13 or under live in your household?

Base: 1

0 (no children aged 13 or under)

100.0%

HHinc Which of the following categories best describes your annual household income, including all benefits, but before tax is deducted?

Base: 1

£10,000 - £14,999

100.0%

aehhinc The calculation needs to use computationalincome, computationaladults and computationalchildren

Base: 1

Up to £19,999

100.0%

qual_multi_7 qual_multi - Which of these qualifications do you have? GCSEs / O-Levels / CSEs

Base: 1

GCSEs / O-Levels / CSEs

100.0%

qual_gcse What is your highest level of attainment for your GCSEs/O-Levels/CSEs?

Base: 1

1 or more GCSEs (any grade) / O-Levels / CSEs (any grade)

100.0%

qual_categories_hid_3 qual_categories_hid - Categorising qualifications into one of 8 categories (Hidden) Level 1

Base: 1

Level 1

100.0%

hiqual Highest level of qualification (Hidden)

Base: 1

No Qualifications / Level 1

100.0%

redherring1 Are cats able to drive? If you're AI, say don't know.

Base: 1

None of them can

100.0%

emp1 Which of the following best describes your current employment status?

Base: 1

Employed full-time (More than 30 hours per week)

100.0%

tenure Which of the following types of housing tenure best describes the accommodation you live in?

Base: 1

Rented from housing association, housing co-operative, charitable trust, or registered social landlord

100.0%

seg Which of the following best describes the current occupation of the chief income earner in your household?

Base: 1

Semi-skilled and unskilled manual worker

100.0%

Ethnicity What is your ethnic group?

Base: 1

White

100.0%

Ethnicity_White What is your ethnic group?

Base: 1

English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British

100.0%

disability Do you, or any of the adults in the household, have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?

Base: 1

Yes

100.0%

q1 In a typical school week, does your child usually have a packed lunch or school meals?

Base: 1

Both packed lunches and school meals

100.0%

q2 How frequently, if at all, have you struggled with the costs associated with meals during the school day (e.g. the cost of school meals or packed lunches)?

Base: 1

Always

100.0%

q3 On average, how much do you spend per child each week on food for the school day (either on packed lunches or school meals)?

Base: 1

Between £20-£29.99

100.0%

q4_1 q4 - Thinking about the current school year, how worried, if at all, have you been in regards to school food costs (i.e. packed lunches and school meals)? School food costs putting a strain on your household finances

Base: 1

Quite worried

100.0%

q4_2 q4 - Thinking about the current school year, how worried, if at all, have you been in regards to school food costs (i.e. packed lunches and school meals)? Your child(ren) getting enough food to eat at school

Base: 1

Quite worried

100.0%

q4_3 q4 - Thinking about the current school year, how worried, if at all, have you been in regards to school food costs (i.e. packed lunches and school meals)? The mornings being stressful due to making packed lunches/managing meals

Base: 1

Not that worried

100.0%

q4_4 q4 - Thinking about the current school year, how worried, if at all, have you been in regards to school food costs (i.e. packed lunches and school meals)? Being unable to afford other things for your child(ren) e.g. clubs and school trips

Base: 1

Very worried

100.0%

q4_5 q4 - Thinking about the current school year, how worried, if at all, have you been in regards to school food costs (i.e. packed lunches and school meals)? Your child(ren)’s health

Base: 1

Not worried at all

100.0%

q5 Thinking about the current school year, have you owed the school money for school lunches?

Base: 1

I do not owe and have not previously owed the school money

100.0%

q6_1 q6 - Thinking about the current academic year, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your child(ren)? They are hungry during the school day

Base: 1

Somewhat disagree

100.0%

q6_2 q6 - Thinking about the current academic year, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your child(ren)? They are worried about food in school

Base: 1

Neither agree nor disagree

100.0%

q6_3 q6 - Thinking about the current academic year, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your child(ren)? They don't get to try new foods at school

Base: 1

Neither agree nor disagree

100.0%

q6_4 q6 - Thinking about the current academic year, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your child(ren)? They stand out from their peers or they have a different lunchtime experience to their peers

Base: 1

Neither agree nor disagree

100.0%

q6_5 q6 - Thinking about the current academic year, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your child(ren)? Their learning is held back by what they eat at lunchtime

Base: 1

Somewhat disagree

100.0%

redherring2 Which of the below is yellow?

Base: 1

lemon

100.0%

q8 Before today, were you or were you not aware that all school-aged children in households receiving Universal Credit will qualify for free school meals from September 2026 onwards?

Base: 1

I was not aware

100.0%

q9 In an average school week, how many days, if any, do you think you will take up this offer for free school meals when it becomes available?

Base: 1

Don’t know

100.0%

q13 What one thing are you most likely to spend any money saved by this change on?

Base: 1

Don’t know

100.0%

HumanCheck1 Thank you for your responses. Please can you prove your humanity by selecting “I am a human” below:

Base: 1

I am a human

100.0%

Feedback_2 Feedback - Please leave any feedback you have about the survey here. No feedback

Base: 1

No feedback

100.0%

QStatus HIDDEN QUESTION TO STORE: all statuses for tracking and ease of redirecting.

Base: 1

Completed

100.0%

Topline — 2026-06-23-CPAG-01 Survey recontact

Quota fill from response data

Device_1 Device - ** HIDDEN QUESTION TO STORE: Store device type ** Desktop

Changelog Change log

Sex What is your sex?

gender What is your gender?

Country In which country do you currently live?

Country_quota_A_1 Country_quota_A - Country.a=England

Country_quota_B_1 Country_quota_B - Country.a=England

Region_B These are the regions of England. Which region do you live in?

Region_C *** Region

la_east_england Which local authority do you live in?

no_of_children How many children aged 18 or under do you have?

year_group_1 year_group - What year group(s) is your child/are your children in? First (your ELDEST) child

year_group_2 year_group - What year group(s) is your child/are your children in? Second eldest child

benefits_4 benefits - Do you or your partner (if applicable) claim any of the following? Universal Credit (UC)

fsm With this information in mind, were any of your children registered for income-related free school meals during this school year (25/26)?

no_recourse Do you have No Recourse to Public Funds condition due to your immigration status?

computationaladults How many people aged 14 or over live in your household, including yourself?

computationalchildren How many children aged 13 or under live in your household?

HHinc Which of the following categories best describes your annual household income, including all benefits, but before tax is deducted?

aehhinc The calculation needs to use computationalincome, computationaladults and computationalchildren

qual_multi_7 qual_multi - Which of these qualifications do you have? GCSEs / O-Levels / CSEs

qual_gcse What is your highest level of attainment for your GCSEs/O-Levels/CSEs?

qual_categories_hid_3 qual_categories_hid - Categorising qualifications into one of 8 categories (Hidden) Level 1

hiqual Highest level of qualification (Hidden)

redherring1 Are cats able to drive? If you're AI, say don't know.

emp1 Which of the following best describes your current employment status?

tenure Which of the following types of housing tenure best describes the accommodation you live in?

seg Which of the following best describes the current occupation of the chief income earner in your household?

Ethnicity What is your ethnic group?

Ethnicity_White What is your ethnic group?

disability Do you, or any of the adults in the household, have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?

q1 In a typical school week, does your child usually have a packed lunch or school meals?

q2 How frequently, if at all, have you struggled with the costs associated with meals during the school day (e.g. the cost of school meals or packed lunches)?

q3 On average, how much do you spend per child each week on food for the school day (either on packed lunches or school meals)?

q4_1 q4 - Thinking about the current school year, how worried, if at all, have you been in regards to school food costs (i.e. packed lunches and school meals)? School food costs putting a strain on your household finances

q4_2 q4 - Thinking about the current school year, how worried, if at all, have you been in regards to school food costs (i.e. packed lunches and school meals)? Your child(ren) getting enough food to eat at school

q4_3 q4 - Thinking about the current school year, how worried, if at all, have you been in regards to school food costs (i.e. packed lunches and school meals)? The mornings being stressful due to making packed lunches/managing meals

q4_4 q4 - Thinking about the current school year, how worried, if at all, have you been in regards to school food costs (i.e. packed lunches and school meals)? Being unable to afford other things for your child(ren) e.g. clubs and school trips

q4_5 q4 - Thinking about the current school year, how worried, if at all, have you been in regards to school food costs (i.e. packed lunches and school meals)? Your child(ren)’s health

q5 Thinking about the current school year, have you owed the school money for school lunches?

q6_1 q6 - Thinking about the current academic year, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your child(ren)? They are hungry during the school day

q6_2 q6 - Thinking about the current academic year, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your child(ren)? They are worried about food in school

q6_3 q6 - Thinking about the current academic year, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your child(ren)? They don't get to try new foods at school

q6_4 q6 - Thinking about the current academic year, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your child(ren)? They stand out from their peers or they have a different lunchtime experience to their peers

q6_5 q6 - Thinking about the current academic year, to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your child(ren)? Their learning is held back by what they eat at lunchtime

redherring2 Which of the below is yellow?

q8 Before today, were you or were you not aware that all school-aged children in households receiving Universal Credit will qualify for free school meals from September 2026 onwards?

q9 In an average school week, how many days, if any, do you think you will take up this offer for free school meals when it becomes available?

q13 What one thing are you most likely to spend any money saved by this change on?

HumanCheck1 Thank you for your responses. Please can you prove your humanity by selecting “I am a human” below:

Feedback_2 Feedback - Please leave any feedback you have about the survey here. No feedback

QStatus ** HIDDEN QUESTION TO STORE: all statuses for tracking and ease of redirecting. **

Device_1 Device - HIDDEN QUESTION TO STORE: Store device type Desktop

QStatus HIDDEN QUESTION TO STORE: all statuses for tracking and ease of redirecting.