Do you think you maybe eligible for free school meals?
The qualifying benefits for free school meals are as follows:
- Income support
- Income-based jobseeker’s allowance
- Income-related employment and support allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of pension credit
- Child tax credit (provided you’re not also entitled to working tax credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working tax credit run-on – paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for working tax credit. Proof of this will be required
- Universal credit – provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods
If you think you maybe eligible please apply online via the link below:
Apply for free school meals | Shropshire Council
If you need any assistance with this, please contact the office 🙂