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:
- Income Support (IS)
- Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (IBJSA)
- Employment Support Allowance (Income Related) (ESA(IR))
- Support under Part VI of the immigration and Asylum Act
1999
- Child Tax Credit (but not Working Tax
Credit) with an annual income (as assessed by the Inland
Revenue) not exceeding £16,190
- 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 LA using the Free School Meal
application
form.
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