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Even if this happens during school holidays. You do not need to wait until the school terms starts again to apply.</p> <p>This applies to these holidays in coming school year:</p> <ul> <li>Summer 2022</li> <li>October mid-term 2022</li> <li>Christmas 2022</li> <li>February mid-term 2023</li> <li>Easter 2023</li> </ul> <h3>Contact your local council to apply</h3> <p>You need to contact your local council to find out how to apply.</p> <p>This does not apply if your child gets free school meals due to only being in primary 1 to 5. You need to also get the benefits in the eligibility section. 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This is 4 payments of £130 made at Easter, Summer, October and Christmas.</p> <h2>Eligibility for free school lunches</h2> <p>Your child can get free lunches in school if you get:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit">Universal Credit</a> (where your monthly earned income is not more than £660)</li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.gov.uk/income-support">Income Support</a></li> <li>income-based <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance">Job Seeker's Allowance</a></li> <li>income-based <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance">Employment and Support Allowance</a></li> <li>support under <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/33/part/VI">Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999</a></li> </ul> <p>Your child is also entitled to free school lunches if you get:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.gov.uk/child-tax-credit">Child Tax Credit</a>, but not <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.gov.uk/working-tax-credit">Working Tax Credit</a>, and your income is less than £17,005</li> <li>both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit and have an income of up to £7,920</li> </ul> <h3>Free lunches for children before they go to school</h3> <p>Children in early learning and childcare can get free lunches only if they have a funded place.  </p> <p>Your child can also get a free lunch in early learning and childcare if you get any of the benefits above.</p> <p>Contact your childcare provider or local council to find out more.</p> <h3>16-18 year olds</h3> <p>If you're 16-18 years old and receive any of the above benefits in your own right, you can claim free school lunches.</p> <h3>Getting free lunches if you're not getting benefits or tax credits</h3> <p>Your child might still get a free lunch in school, early learning or childcare if you're experiencing financial hardship. This could be because:</p> <ul> <li>your immigration status means you cannot get help from the government</li> <li>you're still waiting on your first Universal Credit notice</li> </ul> <p>Your child may also be able to get a free lunch if at any point since they were aged 2 they've been:</p> <ul> <li>looked after</li> <li>had a Kinship Care Order</li> <li>had a Guardianship Order</li> </ul> <p>Contact your local council for more information.</p> <div data-type="button" class="dd finder-hero form-box js-contentselect"><label for="council-select-919225" class="ds_label">Check your council's website for further information</label> <div class="ds_input--fluid-two-thirds ds_select-wrapper"><select class="ds_select"><option disabled="disabled" selected="selected">Choose your council</option><option data-id="visit-aberdeen-city-council">Visit Aberdeen City Council</option><option data-id="visit-aberdeenshire-council">Visit Aberdeenshire Council</option><option 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Council</option><option data-id="visit-shetland-council">Visit Shetland Council</option><option data-id="visit-south-ayrshire-council">Visit South Ayrshire Council</option><option data-id="visit-south-lanarkshire-council">Visit South Lanarkshire Council</option><option data-id="visit-stirling-council">Visit Stirling Council</option><option data-id="visit-west-dunbartonshire-council">Visit West Dunbartonshire Council</option><option data-id="visit-west-lothian-council">Visit West Lothian Council</option></select> <span aria-hidden="true" class="ds_select-arrow"></span></div> <a id="dd-visit-aberdeen-city-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/education-and-childcare/school-life/apply-free-school-meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Aberdeen City Council</a><a id="dd-visit-aberdeenshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/schools/school-info/assistance/free-school-meals/" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Aberdeenshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-angus-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.angus.gov.uk/schools_and_young_people/free_school_meals_and_school_clothing_grants" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Angus Council</a><a id="dd-visit-argyll-and-bute-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/education-and-learning/free-school-meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Argyll and Bute Council</a><a id="dd-visit-clackmannanshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.clacks.gov.uk/learning/freeschoolmeals/" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Clackmannanshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-comhairle-nan-eilean-siar-western-isles-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/application-forms/" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council)</a><a id="dd-visit-dumfries-and-galloway-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.dumgal.gov.uk/schoolmeals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Dumfries and Galloway Council</a><a id="dd-visit-dundee-city-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/service-area/children-and-families-service/education/school-meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Dundee City Council</a><a id="dd-visit-east-ayrshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndGovernment/Benefits/Benefits-EducationAndSchool/Clothing-grants-and-free-school-meals/Clothing-grants-and-free-school-meals.aspx" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit East Ayrshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-east-dunbartonshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/residents/schools-and-learning/grants/school-clothing-grant" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit East Dunbartonshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-east-lothian-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210557/schools_and_learning/11899/free_school_meals_and_clothing_grants/3" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit East Lothian Council</a><a id="dd-visit-east-renfrewshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/free-school-meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit East Renfrewshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-edinburgh-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/food-clothing/free-school-meals-school-clothing-grants" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Edinburgh Council</a><a id="dd-visit-falkirk-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/schools-education/education-benefits-support/free-school-meals-clothing-grants/" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Falkirk Council</a><a id="dd-visit-fife-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/education2/schools-in-fife/free-school-meals-and-school-clothing-grants" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Fife Council</a><a id="dd-visit-glasgow-city-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17885" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Glasgow City Council</a><a id="dd-visit-highland-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/899/schools-grants_and_benefits/10/free_school_meals_and_assistance_with_clothing" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Highland Council</a><a id="dd-visit-inverclyde-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools/clothing-grant-and-free-school-meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Inverclyde Council</a><a id="dd-visit-midlothian-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/855/school_meals/117/free_school_meals_and_clothing_grants" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Midlothian Council</a><a id="dd-visit-moray-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_55486.html" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Moray Council</a><a id="dd-visit-north-ayrshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/grants-and-allowances/footwear-clothing-and-free-school-meals.aspx" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit North Ayrshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-north-lanarkshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-meals/free-school-meals-and-clothing-grants" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit North Lanarkshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-orkney-islands-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/School-Meals-and-Clothing-Allowances.htm" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Orkney Islands Council</a><a id="dd-visit-perth-kinross-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.pkc.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Perth & Kinross Council</a><a id="dd-visit-renfrewshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/3338/Free-school-meals-and-clothing-grants" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Renfrewshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-scottish-borders-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/20040/clothing_meals_and_transport/480/free_school_meals_and_help_with_schoolwear" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Scottish Borders Council</a><a id="dd-visit-shetland-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.shetland.gov.uk/support-pupils/ema-bursaries-financial-support/3" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Shetland Council</a><a id="dd-visit-south-ayrshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/free-school-meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit South Ayrshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-south-lanarkshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200186/primary_school_information/159/school_clothing_grants_and_free_school_meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit South Lanarkshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-stirling-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://my.stirling.gov.uk/schoolmeals?theme=MyStirling" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Stirling Council</a><a id="dd-visit-west-dunbartonshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-and-educational-grants/free-school-meals-and-clothing-grant/" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit West Dunbartonshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-west-lothian-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/school-meals-menu" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit West Lothian Council</a></div> <h2>Free school lunches in primary 1 to 5</h2> <p>Children at local council schools can get free school lunches during term-time in primary 1 to 5, your family's financial circumstances do not matter.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.mygov.scot/find-your-local-council">Contact your local council</a> or your child's school if your child is not getting free lunches at this age.</p> <p>Some children in funded childcare before starting school (early learning and childcare) can also get free meals.</p> <div class="ds_inset-text"> <div class="ds_inset-text__text"> <p>Children at independent schools and home-educated children are not entitled to free school meals.</p> </div> </div> <h2>Apply for free school lunches</h2> <p>You can apply for free school lunches on your local council's website. You may be able to apply for <a href="/web/20220924045438/https://www.mygov.scot/clothing-grants">help with school clothing costs</a> at the same time.</p> <div data-type="button" class="dd finder-hero form-box js-contentselect"><label for="council-select-571373" class="ds_label">Apply for free school lunches</label> <div class="ds_input--fluid-two-thirds ds_select-wrapper"><select class="ds_select"><option disabled="disabled" selected="selected">Choose your council</option><option data-id="visit-aberdeen-city-council">Visit Aberdeen City Council</option><option data-id="visit-aberdeenshire-council">Visit Aberdeenshire Council</option><option data-id="visit-angus-council">Visit Angus Council</option><option data-id="visit-argyll-and-bute-council">Visit Argyll and Bute Council</option><option data-id="visit-clackmannanshire-council">Visit Clackmannanshire Council</option><option data-id="visit-comhairle-nan-eilean-siar-western-isles-council">Visit Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western 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data-id="visit-west-dunbartonshire-council">Visit West Dunbartonshire Council</option><option data-id="visit-west-lothian-council">Visit West Lothian Council</option></select> <span aria-hidden="true" class="ds_select-arrow"></span></div> <a id="dd-visit-aberdeen-city-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/education-and-childcare/school-life/apply-free-school-meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Aberdeen City Council</a><a id="dd-visit-aberdeenshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/schools/school-info/assistance/free-school-meals/" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Aberdeenshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-angus-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.angus.gov.uk/schools_and_young_people/free_school_meals_and_school_clothing_grants" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Angus Council</a><a 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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210557/schools_and_learning/11899/free_school_meals_and_clothing_grants/3" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit East Lothian Council</a><a id="dd-visit-east-renfrewshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/free-school-meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit East Renfrewshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-edinburgh-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/food-clothing/free-school-meals-school-clothing-grants" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Edinburgh Council</a><a id="dd-visit-falkirk-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/schools-education/education-benefits-support/free-school-meals-clothing-grants/" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Falkirk Council</a><a 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fully-hidden">Visit North Lanarkshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-orkney-islands-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/School-Meals-and-Clothing-Allowances.htm" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Orkney Islands Council</a><a id="dd-visit-perth-kinross-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.pkc.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Perth & Kinross Council</a><a id="dd-visit-renfrewshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/3338/Free-school-meals-and-clothing-grants" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Renfrewshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-scottish-borders-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/20040/clothing_meals_and_transport/480/free_school_meals_and_help_with_schoolwear" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Scottish Borders Council</a><a id="dd-visit-shetland-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.shetland.gov.uk/support-pupils/ema-bursaries-financial-support/3" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Shetland Council</a><a id="dd-visit-south-ayrshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/free-school-meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit South Ayrshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-south-lanarkshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200186/primary_school_information/159/school_clothing_grants_and_free_school_meals" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit South Lanarkshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-stirling-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://my.stirling.gov.uk/schoolmeals?theme=MyStirling" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit Stirling Council</a><a id="dd-visit-west-dunbartonshire-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-and-educational-grants/free-school-meals-and-clothing-grant/" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit West Dunbartonshire Council</a><a id="dd-visit-west-lothian-council" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220924045438/https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/school-meals-menu" class="ds_button ds_button--max fully-hidden">Visit West Lothian Council</a></div> <h2>Other free food and drink in schools</h2> <p>Some local councils and schools offer other free food and drink for pupils including free:</p> <ul> <li>milk</li> <li>breakfast</li> <li>fruit</li> </ul> <p>Check with your child's school or your local council to find out what's available in your area.</p> <h2>Catering for dietary requirements</h2> <p>If your child has a special dietary need (for example an allergy or a religious requirement) their school should cater 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