Free School Meals

 

If you are receiving one of the benefits listed here and your child attends a Blaenau Gwent school, your child may be entitled to receive Free School Meals.

We know that many of our children are missing out on their entitlement to a free school meal, so please make sure that your child is receiving their full entitlement by checking today.

Families in receipt of one of the following benefits/support payments are eligible to apply for Free School Meals.

  • Free school meals are available to eligible learners who attend school full-time.

  • This includes: 

    • younger children who attend nursery provided by a school for full days
    • sixth form school pupils

    A pupil may be able to get free school meals if their parent receives one or more of the following:

    • Income Support.
    • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.
    • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance.
    • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
    • Guaranteed element of Pension Credit.
    • Universal Credit (as long as the annual net earned household income is less than £7,400, not including benefits).

    Learners who receive any of these benefits in their own right (not through a parent) can also get free school meals