Free School Meals

Parents/Carers of children attending a secondary school in Hackney will have to pay for school meals unless they are receiving qualifying benefits.

To qualify, your child must be in school and you must be receiving one of the following benefits:

• Income support
• Income based Job Seekers Allowance
• Income related Employment and Support Allowance
• NASS support
• Guarantee element of State Pension
• 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 for the four weeks after employment ends
• Universal Credit, provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400

A child over 16 getting any of these benefits is also eligible to receive Free School Meals.

Stormont House is a Hackney school so therefore all those applying for Free School Meals regardless of the borough they live in must apply through Hackney Free School Meals. If you think you are eligible follow the link below:

www.education.hackney.gov.uk/content/apply-free-school-meals