How can my children receive school meals?

Your child, or children, may qualify for free school meals if you are able to meet the following criteria:

You or your partner must have a child or children for whom you receive child benefit who is in full time education, under 19 years of age and who attends a local authority school or sixth form.

You and your partner must be in receipt of one of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (JSA - IB)
• Guarantee Pension Credit
• Employment and Support Allowance (ESA Income Related)
• Child Tax Credit - but not Working Tax Credit - and your income for Tax Credit purposes must be less than £16,190.00 (details are shown on your Tax Credit award notice)
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

If this applies to you, please complete our free school meals application form and return to the address shown.

If you satisfy the requirements for your child / children to receive Free School Meals, and submit the information required over the page, the school(s) that your child / children attend will be informed of this and Free Meals will be available immediately.

Parents can be sure that pupils who receive a free school meal are not singled out in any way.

Important

If you stop receiving one of the qualifying benefits; you stop being responsible for the child/children concerned; or your Tax Credit entitlement changes, you MUST inform the Council Benefit Section immediately.

To make an application for free school meals please select the link on the right of this page for one of our application forms.

Enquiries

Please contact us if you have any queries or require any further information on the right of this page:

Our opening hours: Monday - Thursday 8.00 am - 5.00 pm
Friday 8.00am - 4.30pm