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Free school meals and school clothing grants
We can provide free school meals and a school clothing grant of £100.00 per child if you are on a low income.
To qualify for free schools meals and a school clothing grant you must be in receipt of one of the following:
- Income Support
- Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based)
- Employment and Support Allowance (Income Related)
- Child Tax Credit only with annual income below £16,105
- Child Tax Credit & Working Tax Credit with annual income below £6900
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999
- Universal Credit - including those with a take home pay of up to £610 per month
- Long Term Incapacity Benefit (school clothing grant only)
- Widows Allowance - if not in full time employment (school clothing grant only)
- Child Tax Credit & Working Tax Credit with annual income below £16,105 (school clothing grant only)
If you don’t meet this criteria but your child is in P1-3, they can still receive free school meals. Free school milk will only be given if the above criteria is met.
How to apply
If you don’t have access to a PC or mobile device with an internet connection, you can use:
- Self service PCs available at some Customer service centres
- EzFife PCs at any community library in Fife Council
- Internet cafes
- A friend or relative's PC or mobile device where this is internet access
If you need help completing the application form you can contact us:
- Online: Contact Council Tax Enquiries online; or
- Tel: 03451 551155
Once you have made an application you will need to provide evidence to support your claim. This should be the most up to date, original, award letter for the benefit you receive.
The options for providing evidence are:
- upload it;
- hand it in to your Customer service centre by appointment, or
- send to the Benefits and Council Tax team at the address below.
You don't need to provide evidence of income if you already receive:
- Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction.
Payment of school clothing grants
The first date a school clothing grant will be paid for the 2020/21 session is 9th July 2020. For applications received after this date, payment will be made the following week.
Reporting changes
If your child/children receive free school meals you must notify us of any changes to your household details. For example, if:
- you change address;
- your child changes school, or
- your child leaves school.
You can report a change;
- online - Report a Change Online
- by telephone on 03451 551155, or
- write to us at your Customer service centre.
For more information on free school meals and school clothing grants contact the Benefits and Council Tax Enquiries team:
- online: - Contact Council Tax Enquiries online
- by telephone on 03451 551155, or
- by post at Rothesay House, Rothesay Place, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 5PQ.
For more information on managing your benefits, living on a budget or help to find work, please see our Benefits Section: www.fife.gov.uk/benefits