Primary School Meals
Autumn Winter 2023
Free School Meals
Free School Meals for all children in Primary 1 – 5
Every child at a Dumfries and Galloway Council school can get free school lunches during term-time if they are in primary 1 to 5. This applies to all children – your family’s financial circumstances do not matter.
Your child will receive free school meals if you are in receipt of the following:
- Universal Credit with a monthly earned income of not more than £726
- Income Support
- Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance
- Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance
- Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, with an income of less than £18,725
- Both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit with an income of up to £8,717
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Coordinated Support Plan (CSP)
Getting free lunches if you’re not getting benefits or tax credits
Your child might still get a free lunch in school, early learning or childcare if you’re experiencing financial hardship. This could be because:
- Your immigration status means you can not get help from the government
- You’re still waiting on your first Universal Credit notice
Your child may also be able to get a free lunch if at any point since they were aged 2 they’ve been:
- Looked after
- Had a Kinship Care Order
- Had a Guardianship Order
