Free School
Meals
Eligibility for free school meal entitlement is provided for
parents who are in receipt of certain support payment. The relevant
support payments are:
- Child Tax Credit (but not Working Tax Credit) with an
annual income (as assessed by the Inland Revenue) not
exceeding £15, 575
- Income Support (IS)
- Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (IBJSA)
- Support under Part VI of the immigration and Asylum Act
1999
- Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit
Please note: Children who receive IS or IBJSA in their own right
are also eligible to receive free school lunches.
Those parents who think their children may be eligible for
Free School meals should apply to the LEA using the Free School
Meal
application form.