Universal Free School Meals

All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a free school meal every day regardless of income. Registration is not required for children to have the free meals. 

However, schools get government funding for all children who meet the standard free meal criteria. The funding is called the Pupil Premium. To enable us to get the funding for as many pupils as possible, we encourage parents of children who meet the standard free meal criteria to register. This includes parents of children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.

There are other benefits to registering your child for benefits related free school meals which you can find on our 'Pupil Premium' page. 

Benefits Related Free School Meals

Free school meals are available to children in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits:

• 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 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

• Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get).

            No other benefits qualify.

You can see if your child/ren are eligible for Free School Meals by checking online at 

https://www3.hants.gov.uk/hc3s/freeschoolmeals.htm

You will need the following information to complete the check:

• Your National Insurance Number or National Asylum Support Service reference number

• Child’s name, date of birth and school

This will give you an immediate response and the school will be notified that you have applied.

Alternatively you can ask the school office to check for you.  Just hand in your full name, date of birth and your national insurance number and we will run the check for you and let you know the results.