Bydd Credyd Cynhwysol yn cymryd lle nifer o fudd-daliadau “mewn gwaith” fel y Credyd Treth Gwaith – nid yw’r rhai sy’n eu derbyn yn gymwys i dderbyn prydau ysgol am ddim ar hyn o bryd. Erbyn i Credyd Cynhwysol gael ei gyflwyno’n llawn, rydym yn amcangyfrif y byddai’r llwyth achosion prydau ysgol am ddim yng Nghymru yn treblu dan y meini prawf cymhwysedd estynedig hyn. Felly, byddai hynny’n golygu bod tua hanner yr holl ddisgyblion yn gymwys am brydau ysgol am ddim o gymharu ag 16 y cant ym mis Ionawr 2017.
Universal Credit will replace a number of “in work” benefits such as Working Tax Credit, receipt of which would not currently result in eligibility for free school meals. By the time Universal Credit is fully rolled out, we estimate that the free school meals caseload in Wales would treble under this extended eligibility criteria. This would mean that around half of all pupils would be eligible for free school meals compared to 16 per cent in January 2017.