Free school meals related support

If your child is eligible for free school meals, they may also be entitled to:

• free transport to school

• the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme

• Pupil Premium funding for the school

Eligibility for other programmes

Your child will be eligible for these other programmes if you get any of the following:

• Universal Credit with a household income of less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

• Income-Based Jobseekers' Allowance

• Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance

• Child Tax Credit, not entitled to Working Tax Credit and household income less than £16,190

• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• Guarantee element of State Pension Credit

• Income Support

• Working Tax Credit 'run on' – the payment you receive for a further four weeks after you finish work

Free school transport

You'll be eligible under the low-income priority for free transport to school.

Holiday Activities and Food (HAF)

The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is an exciting programme of fun activities during the school holidays.

Pupil Premium funding for the school

The pupil premium provides extra funding to raise the achievement of some pupils. It is worth over £1000 per pupil for the school your child attends. Schools can also claim pupil premium funding for previously looked after children.

The GOV.UK website has information about how much pupil premium funding schools receive, how they should spend it and how they are held to account.

Children under 5 may also be get for free school milk, if the school provides it.

Contact your school to find out what arrangements they make for school milk.