Applying For Free School Meals
How to apply for Pupil Premium funding
It is vital that all parents that qualify for free school meals still register their child with the local authority because the additional funding means that these children can benefit from additional school support, a reduction on the cost of the school uniform and class trips. Please ask the school office for more information, or contact the County Council direct by the following options:
Send an E-mail to freeschoolmeals@leics.gov.uk
Request an application form on 0116 3056588 or 0116 3057093
Apply via telephone on 0116 3056588 or 0116 3057093
Fax 0116 3055785
Send the completed form to:
School Food Support Service
Room 400 County Hall
Glenfield
Leics
LE3 8RF
Do I qualify to claim free school meals?
Families of children and young people in full-time education at any school maintained by Leicestershire County Council may be entitled to claim free school meals, providing they receive a qualifying benefit.
Qualifying benefits
The current criteria for claiming free school meals are as follows:
- Income Support (IS)
- Employment and Support Allowance (Income Based)
- Child Tax Credit, provided the annual taxable income, as assessed by the Inland Revenue is not in excess of £16,190. Families who also receive an award of Working Tax Credit do not qualify to claim for free school meals
- The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Children who receive Income Support (IS) or Income Based Jobseekers Allowance in their own right are also entitled to receive free school meals