Under current regulations, only children whose parents/guardians are in receipt of any of the following are entitled to free school meals:
- Income Support (IS)
- Income-based (not contribution based) Job Seekers Allowance (IBJSA)
- Income-related employment and support allowance
- Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16, 190
- Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400
- Where they are entitled to Child Tax Credit also Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after their employment ceases, or after they start to work less than 16 hours per week, their children are entitled to Free School Meals
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit
- Children who receive IS or IBJSA in their own right are also entitled to receive Free School Meals.
If you think your child might be entitled to Free School Meals, please download and complete the form below and return to Mrs E Barnett, School Bursar. If you have any questions, please call 01296 390916.