For Parents & Carers

Free School Meals

Do you qualify?

Your child may be able to get Free School Meals if you get any of the following:

  • Income Support
  • Income Based Jobseekers' Allowance
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • The Guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
  • Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
  • Universal Credit

Children who get any of the above benefits in their own right (ie. they get benefits payments directly, instead of through a parent or guardian) can also get Free School Meals.

Children under the compulsory school age who are in full-time education may also be able to get Free School Meals.


Download the Free school meals and pupil premium application.


For further information or any queries you may have please contact us >

Eligibility for Free School Meals is changing. More information can be found here:

Understand Free School Meal Eligibility Changes

https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools/school-meals-and-milk