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Free school meals
Make a free school meal application online.
Who can get free school meals?
If your child attends a state school, and you get one or more of the following you can get free school meals:
- Universal Credit, and your annual household income is £7,400 per annum (£616 per month) or less after tax, and not including any benefits
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Support under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act, 1999
- Child Tax Credit, provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and your annual income is less than £16,190, as assessed by HMRC
- Guaranteed Pension Credit
- Income-based Employment and Support Allowance
- Working Tax Credit run-on paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Apply online
Additional criteria
If your child attends a state school, and one or more of the following applies to your family, your child can get free school meals:
- Zambrano carers
- families who have no recourse to public funds with a right to remain in the UK on grounds of private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
- families receiving support under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 who are also subject to a no recourse to public funds restriction
- a subset of failed asylum seekers supported under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Chen carers
- families holding a BN(O) passport
- spousal visa holders
- work visa holders
- student visa holders
- those with no immigration status
Families must also meet the following financial criteria:
- £22,700 for families with 1 child
- £26,300 for families with 2 or more children
Download a paper application and supply a copy of evidence of immigration status.
Application form for families with no recourse to public funds
Does your child attend one of these schools?
- Bengeworth CE Academy
- Bretforton First School
- Carnforth School
- Hollymount School
- Stanley Road Primary School
- Woodrush High School
If they do you need to apply for free schools meals directly with the school and not via our online portal.
Further support
The Holiday Activity Fund (HAF) provides holiday activities and food at Easter, Summer and Christmas holiday periods. Eligible benefits related Free School Meal Children can attend these activities free of charge.
The Household support fund can help families who don’t qualify for Free School Meals but are struggling with food costs.