You may be entitled to receive assistance to pay for school meals for your child. Please see details below:
You may be entitled to receive assistance to pay for school meals for your child. Please see details below:
Children may be eligible for free school meals if their parents or carers receive any of the following benefits:
Once a child is awarded free school meals, they will continue to get them for the duration of the school year. Before the start of each school year, each child will have their free school meal reviewed to check whether they continue to be entitled in the next school year.
If you are currently receiving Asylum Support, you do not need to fill in a claim form for free school meals.
Take your Home Office letter to your child's school, and they will contact Welfare and Benefits on your behalf. The letter should confirm your:
The government has permanently extended free school meal eligibility to children in all households with no recourse to public funds (NRPF), subject to maximum income and savings levels.
If you think your child could be eligible for free school meals, you can apply online or by completing the claim form.
If you pay council tax in Leeds
If you live in Leeds and you do not already receive Housing Benefit or Council Tax Support, you will need to complete our online form.
If you are already in receipt of Housing Benefit or Council Tax Support, complete and return the free school meals claim form (Word 0.3MB) by email to lcc.benefits@leeds.gov.uk or by post to:
Welfare and Benefits (FSM Claims)
Leeds City Council
PO Box 911
Leeds
LS1 9WJ
If you cannot use the form, visit a community hub.
If you do not pay council tax in Leeds
If you are not charged council tax in Leeds but your child attends a Leeds school, complete and return the free school meals claim form (Word 0.3MB) by email to lcc.benefits@leeds.gov.uk or by post to:
Welfare and Benefits (FSM Claims)
Leeds City Council
PO Box 911
Leeds
LS1 9WJ