If you receive UK Free School Meals or used to receive them, ideally please send direct confirmation of this:

What Note

A letter from your UK school/college
confirming that you receive(d) UK Government-funded free school meals

IMPORTANT: The letter must specifically state that the meals are UK Government funded.

Only UK Government funded Free School Meals are eligible.

Some schools have their own schemes & bursary systems. Free scool meals via these schemes are not eligible unless you are also eligible for UK Government-funded free school meals (see below for more detail)


If direct confirmation is not available, we can also accept documents showing either your or your guardians' eligibility for one of the following UK benefits:

What Note

Income Support

  
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance  

Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

  
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999  
Child Tax Credit

Only if

  • you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit 
  • you have an annual gross income (as assessed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)) of no more than £16,190
Working Tax Credit run-on This is paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400 (after tax and not including any benefits you get). This is as from 1 April 2018. This is income after tax and not including any benefits you get.
The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit  


For further information please see

 

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