Are you eligible for free school meals?
- By jstorey
- 28 March, 2018
There have been changes to the criteria for eligibility for Free School Meals. You may be eligible if you or your partner receive:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit – if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
Click here to check your eligibility!
It is a quick and simple online form and the only information you will need is:
- Your own name and date of birth
- Contact details
- National Insurance Number or National Asylum Seekers Number
- Child’s name and date of birth
- School your child is attending/will attend.
There are so many benefits—not just a free meal:
- Free after school clubs
- Free membership to the Children’s University
- Free school sweater/cardigan annually
- Free P.E Kit Top
- Subsidised music tuition
If you would like some help or to speak to someone about Free School Meal entitlement. Please speak to Mrs Storey in the School Office.