A Free School Lunch –
Go for it
If you are on Income Support or receive certain other benefits (see below), your child is entitled to a free school lunch. It could be worth around £300 a year to you and your child. If you think that you may be entitled then we urge you to go for it – just follow the steps below:
Step 1 – Gather your evidence together (e.g. your Income Support book)
Step 2 – Contact the school and talk through your entitlement and how best to make an application
Step 3 – Complete the necessary forms. If you’re not sure what to do, ask the school for help
Do I qualify?
Your child is entitled to a free school lunch if you receive any of the following:
• Income Support
• Income-based Job Seekers Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigrant and Asylum Act
• Child Tax Credit (but not entitled to Working Tax Credit) and annual income less than £14,155
• Guaranteed Element of the State Pension Credit For more information on this see