Volunteers On Benefits Better Off
Free Lunch for VolunteersDWP Press Release
8 August 2006
New rules will mean people on benefits who volunteer will no
longer have to bear the cost of their meals announced Secretary of
State for Work and Pensions, John Hutton today.
Unlike childcare costs and special clothing, meal time costs have
never been an expense that could be disregarded for benefits
purposes when an individual is volunteering.
The change will mean that in future, meals will be treated as an
expense that volunteers can claim back.