{"id":11639,"date":"2023-10-06T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/?p=11639"},"modified":"2023-10-06T14:11:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:11:00","slug":"school-meals-autumn-winter-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/2023\/10\/06\/school-meals-autumn-winter-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"School Meals Autumn Winter 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"center\">Primary School Meals<\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\">Autumn Winter\u00a02023<\/h1>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY29udGVudC5nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeS5jb20vYXR0YWNobWVudHMvVUtER0MvMjAyMy8xMC8wMy9maWxlX2F0dGFjaG1lbnRzLzI2MzQzMTMvMDAwOC0yMyUyMFByaW1hcnklMjBTY2hvb2wlMjBtZWFscyUyMGF1dHVtbiUyMDIwMjMlMjB3ZWIucGRmIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMTAwNi44MzY5NjA3MSJ9.2wL8UCIEm6Uhp2XAOvKUO6AN5-ogEfSWrgpjCup2GLQ\/s\/556904260\/br\/227553186477-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x_govd_template_image\" src=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/UKDGC\/2023\/10\/8306274\/5004632\/primary-school-meals-cover_crop.png\" alt=\"Primary school meals cover image showing a boy with a plate of food\" width=\"361\" height=\"509\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"x_govd_button\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"x_govd_button\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#6E298F\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY29udGVudC5nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeS5jb20vYXR0YWNobWVudHMvVUtER0MvMjAyMy8xMC8wMy9maWxlX2F0dGFjaG1lbnRzLzI2MzQzMTMvMDAwOC0yMyUyMFByaW1hcnklMjBTY2hvb2wlMjBtZWFscyUyMGF1dHVtbiUyMDIwMjMlMjB3ZWIucGRmIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMTAwNi44MzY5NjA3MSJ9.Gj0q2iXRwd1Zod_Oe1WbTyp5XvdhqynBSmHr5CplF30\/s\/556904260\/br\/227553186477-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><strong>View the menu here<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"x_govd_hr\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"x_govd_hr_inner\">\n<td width=\"100%\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1 class=\"x_p1\"><strong>Free School Meals<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"x_p1\"><strong>Free School Meals for all children in Primary 1 \u2013 5<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"x_p2\">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 &#8211; your family\u2019s financial circumstances do not matter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_govd_hr\">\n<div class=\"x_govd_hr_inner\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Your child will receive free school meals if you are in receipt of the following:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Universal Credit with a monthly earned income of not more than \u00a3726<\/li>\n<li>Income Support<\/li>\n<li>Income-based Job Seeker&#8217;s Allowance<\/li>\n<li>Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance<\/li>\n<li>Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, with an income of less than \u00a318,725<\/li>\n<li>Both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit with an income of up to \u00a38,717<\/li>\n<li>Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999<\/li>\n<li>Coordinated Support Plan (CSP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"x_govd_hr\">\n<div class=\"x_govd_hr_inner\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Getting free lunches if you\u2019re not getting benefits or tax credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"x_p2\">Your child might still get a free lunch in school, early learning or childcare if you\u2019re experiencing financial hardship. This could be because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_p3\">Your immigration status means you can not get help from the government<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_p3\">You\u2019re still waiting on your first Universal Credit notice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your child may also be able to get a free lunch if at any point since they were aged 2 they\u2019ve been:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_p5\">Looked after<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_p5\">Had a Kinship Care Order<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_p3\">Had a Guardianship Order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table class=\"x_govd_hr\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"x_govd_hr_inner\">\n<td width=\"100%\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"x_govd_button\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"x_govd_button\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#6E298F\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmR1bWdhbC5nb3YudWsvc2Nob29sbWVudXMiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMxMDA2LjgzNjk2MDcxIn0.mve-DSLrv18v-gg78exPmWOY2edJxgTt_kbaOhYJxvY\/s\/556904260\/br\/227553186477-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><strong>View further information about school meals here<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primary School Meals Autumn Winter\u00a02023 View the menu here Free School Meals Free School Meals for all children in Primary 1 \u2013 5 Every child at a Dumfries and Galloway Council school can get free school lunches during term-time if &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/2023\/10\/06\/school-meals-autumn-winter-2023\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":858,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/858"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11639"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11640,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11639\/revisions\/11640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/CalsideCourier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}