FSM

Did you know that your child may be able to get free school meals if you receive any of the following?

• Income Support

• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• The guaranteed element of Pension Credit

• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re 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 - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

Children who get paid these benefits directly, instead of through a Parent or Guardian, can also get free school meals.

Your child may also get free school meals if you get any of these benefits and your child is both:

• Younger than the compulsory age for starting school

• In full-time education

To apply for FSM, please visit Suffolk County Council's website here to apply directly.

UIFSM

Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) provide funding for all government funded schools to offer free school meals to pupils in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2. You can find out more information about the UIFSM initiative here.

Year 2 Parents/Carers - are you ready for September?

Your child will no longer receive UIFSM (Universal Infant Free School Meals) when they move to Year 3 unless you apply now and are eligible.