Free School Meals Eligibility (reviewed May 2020)

Your child may be able to get free school meals if parent(s)/guardian(s) are currently in receipt of any of the following support payments:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA – IB)
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA – IR)
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018, your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get).