Cost of Living Support

The cost of living is rising but there is help available. Help is not just for people who are out of work, it is also there for those who are in work and on a low income and some of the support is available to all, without being means tested.

Click here for up to date information as of June 2025.

Applications for school clothing grants and free school meals are open for 2025-26. All children in P1-5 get a free lunch but if you are on a low income you can apply for Free School Meals meaning your child gets free milk, a clothing grant and you receive payments over  holidays as well. For more, and to find out if you qualify, visit www.fife.gov.uk/schoolbenefits

 

Nursery children receive a free lunch and milk at school each day but you can only register and receive the clothing grant once they are entering P1. Nursery parents on a low income can apply for the Best Start Grant.

The Best Start Grant supports families on a low income. You can get a payment when your child is a baby, again when they are nursery age and again when they start school. But you need to apply each time – click here to find out more.

The cost of living crisis affects everyone, especially those working but just getting by. If this sounds familiar to you, try using the Fife Benefit checker – fife.entitledto.co.uk/home/start to see if there’s any support you might be entitled to. You may qualify for more than you think.

If you don’t meet the thresholds, there’s still help out there for you. Some of the support on offer anyone can get, such as:

 

Don’t be embarrassed to ask for help. For more advice on coping with the rising cost of living, go to Cost of Living Support (fife.scot)

Click Here to access a list of benefits you may be entitled to if you are on a low income.

Click Here for more  information about support with food. 

Cosy Kingdom  offer free and impartial energy and debt advice service available to all tenants and homeowners across Fife: 01592 807930 (Mon-Fri 10-3), or email info@cosykingdom.org.uk

Scottish Welfare Fund provides a safety net for vulnerable people on low incomes by providing Community Care Grants and Crisis Grants: 0300 555 0265 (Mon-Fri 9-2:30)

Any parent at any time can come to Mrs Jess for advice about the cost of living or the cost of the school day. It is always our aim to ask for donations of money as rarely as possible and no child will ever miss out because they can’t meet the cost of a donation.

Balmerino Primary School, Gauldry, DD6 8RP

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