In addition to the universal free school meals for key stage one pupils, free school meals are available to children whose parents receive certain benefits.
These include one or more of the following:
Where parents are entitled to working tax credit during a four-week "run-on" period immediately after their employment has ceased, or after they have started to work fewer than 16 hours a week, their children are entitled to free school meals.
Children who receive income support or income-based Jobseekers' allowance in their own right are also entitled to free school meals.
If you meet the above criteria, you can apply by using the application form below. Please complete this and return it to the School Office. Copies of this form are also available from the School Office.
If your child is entitled to free school meals you will receive a letter confirming the date when the meals will start. The school will also be notified. You should continue to pay until confirmation comes through. Schools may be able to arrange reimbursement of payment made while your entitlement is being confirmed. If you are not entitled to free school meals, you will be notified in writing. Free school meals claims cannot be backdated. They are awarded from the date we receive the application, once eligibility is confirmed.
If you have moved to North Yorkshire from another authority area, your entitlement to free school meals does not automatically transfer. You will need to re-apply to us.