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Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community

Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community

Free School Meal Application

It is important that you are able to access financial support towards the cost of school meals, if you are eligible.

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

  • 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 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 - 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)

If you think you may be eligible or your circumstances have changed, please use the following link to apply. If you have any questions, please email  oaw.office@oasiswintringham.org  and we will do our best to assist.

You can make a new application for free school meals at https://www.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/link2ict

You can find more information on free school meal eligibility here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals

Providing free school meals to families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF)

Free school meal eligibility to children in all households with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) has been permanently extended, subject to maximum income thresholds.

These groups include, but may not be limited to children of:

  • Zambrano carers
  • families who have no recourse to public funds with a right to remain in the UK on grounds of private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
  • families receiving support under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 who are also subject to a no recourse to public funds restriction
  • a subset of failed asylum seekers supported under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Chen carers
  • families holding a BN(O) passport
  • spousal visa holders
  • work visa holders
  • student visa holders
  • those with no immigration status

The maximum income threshold differs based on your location and the number of children that your family has.

Income thresholds

Under the permanent extension of free school meal eligibility to all NRPF groups, the annual household income thresholds for those families able to work are:

  • £22,700 for families outside of London with 1 child
  • £26,300 for families outside of London with 2 or more children

If you feel you may meet the above criteria them please return the form below to oaw.admin@oasiswintringham.org

Application Form: For free school meals from families with no recourse to public funds - NRPF

If you need assistance completing the form please contact our Community Hub on Michelle.Donner@oasiswintringham.org