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Free school meals

Pages in Free school meals

  1. Who can get free school meals? (this page)
  2. Qualifying benefits to receive free school meals
  3. How to apply for free school meals
  4. Getting free school meals after making an application
  5. Help maximise your school's income
  6. Free school meals - telling us about changes in your circumstances

Who can get free school meals?

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Your child will get a free school meal if you receive a qualifying benefit, and your child is:

  • at school
  • studying in further education
  • at a sixth form college

Find out how to apply for free school meals

  1. Next page Qualifying benefits to receive free school meals

Holiday activities and food programme (HAF)

Our holiday activities and food (HAF) programme provides fun, free activities for children and young people aged five and upwards during school holidays. The programme is for children eligible for benefit related free school meals.

Find out about HAF

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