Free school meals, pupil premium, early years pupil premium

• Free school meals – Save your household up to £418 a year per child
• Pupil premium – Get £1300 for your child’s school to improve education
• Early years pupil premium (EYPP) – over £300 for your child’s early years and childcare provider to improve provision

Your child is eligible for free school meals if you or your partner receive one of the qualifying benefits. When making your application you are also applying for the pupil premium for your child’s school.

What are the qualifying benefits?

You will be entitled to apply for free school meals and/or pupil premium for your child if you or your partner receive one or more of the following benefits:

• Universal Credit (see information on new eligibility criteria below)
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• The guaranteed part of State Pension Credit
• Support under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Child Tax Credit (providing you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190, as assessed by the Inland Revenue)
• Working Tax Credit run-on (paid 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

Apply for free school meals, pupil premium and EYPP

Apply now

When you apply you will get an instant decision on your claim. We will contact the school to confirm your child’s eligibility.

If your child is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 and you or your partner are in receipt of qualifying benefits you should still complete the application for pupil premium online because your child’s school will receive an extra £1300 per year.

How the funding is spent and what impact does it have?

Please see the Pupil Premium statements and strategies below