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Free school meals

school meal line

Children whose parents receive the following support payments are entitled to receive free school meals:
  • Income Support
  • Income Based Jobseeker's Allowance
  • Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
  • support under part VI of the Immigration Act 1999
  • the guarantee element of State Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) that as of 6 April 2009 does not exceed £16,040.

Children who receive Income Support or Income Based Jobseeker's Allowance in their own right are also entitled to receive free school meals.

Contact your child's school for more details and a form to fill in.

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