Free School Meals

Parent/Guardian,

Families who receive certain benefits may be eligible for free school meals. Your child is eligible for free school meals if you’re in receipt of one of the following benefits:

     · Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400.

     · Income Support

     · Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

     · Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

     · Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

     · The guarantee element of Pension Credit

     · Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

     · Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190

Registering for free meals could also raise an extra £900 for your child’s secondary school to fund valuable support like extra tuition, additional teaching staff or after school activities.

This additional money is available from central government for every child whose parent is receiving one of the benefits listed above.

To check if your child is eligible, for free school meals, please contact the Benefits Team at Hartlepool Borough Council on (01429) 284188 to make a telephone application or call into the school office to complete a free school meal application form.

Yours sincerely,
Glenn Thompson
Head of School