Financial Support: Free School Meals and Benefits

Free School Meals - The Advantages

Did you know that just registering your child means the school get extra money to support your children? Many children miss out because parents do not register. Even in you have a child in infants and they are entitled to eat a free school meal, we receive no additional funding unless you register, so please help!

You may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following support:

Income support

Income Based Jobseeker's allowance

Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

Pension Credit (Guaranteed element)

Child Tax credit and earning below £16,190

Universal Credit and earning below £7,400 a year after tax

Use the Link below to apply:

Apply Free School Meals

 

Information  for parents and carers with children and young people with additional needs/disabilities in Ashford, Shepway and Dover

Benefits Calculator – By entering your details, find out what benefits you may be entitled to:

Benefits Calculator

 Disability Living allowance- You may be entitled to DLA for your child under 16, which is a regular allowance to help with extra costs if your child requires more care than a child without additional needs. Find out more information on the legibility and how to apply by clicking on the link below:

DLA Application and Information

Personal independence payments- A regular payment to support young people and adults age 16+ .To find out more on eligibility and how to apply, click on the link below:

Personal Independence Payments 

https://www.gov.uk/pip/overview Carer’s allowance- If you provide care for at least 35 hours per week, you may be entitled to receive a carer’s allowance in respect of the additional care needs of a child/young person with additional needs. For information about the criteria and how to claim. See link below:

Carers Allowance

 Child and working Tax credits- If you claim child or working tax credits, you may be entitled to claim a disability element which will be added on top of your normal payment. See Link belwo for more details:

Help for Disabled Children

 

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