If you have a child or children in full-time education, receive certain benefits and have an income of less than £16,190 you may be able to claim free school meals. If you think that you may qualify, put your claim in as soon as possible - any entitlement will only start from when you make a claim.
Who can get free school meals?
You can get free school meals for your child if you are responsible for the child, and are getting one of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- Income based Job Seeker's Allowance
- Pension Credit (Guaranteed Credit)
- Employment and Support Allowance (income related)
- Child Tax Credit (if the Tax Credit Office say you have an income each year of below £16,190)
If you receive both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit, your child will not qualify for free school meals.
For full information on claiming for Free School Meals, please see our leaflet on the right hand side of this page.
Changes for Academies
From April 2012 academies are required to pay the Local Authority for the service of administering Free School Meal entitlement. Some academies have not taken up this option, so parents and carers must approach the academy direct to make a claim.
For children attending the following schools, applications can be made at the Council or the school:
- Cambridge Park Academy
- The Havelock Academy
- Healing School – A Specialist Science College (Academy)
- Humberston Academy
- Humberston Park Special School
- Humberston Cloverfields Primary
- John Whitgift Academy
- Lisle Marsden CofE Primary Academy
- Nunsthorpe Community
- Oasis Academy Immingham
- Oasis Academy Wintringham
- Ormiston Maritime Academy
- Scartho Junior Academy
- Signhills Academy (Jnr)
- Signhills Infants
- St Joseph’s RC Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary
- Thrunscoe Community Primary
- Tollbar Academy
- Tollbar Edge Cleethorpes Academy
- Waltham Leas Primary Academy
- Yarborough Primary
Enquiries should be made directly to the remaining schools, listed below:
- East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy
- New Waltham Academy
- Middlethorpe Primary