The Scottish Government has launched a Holiday Hunger Programme where eligible families will receive a food payment to support them during the upcoming school holidays including Christmas 2020, February Mid Term & Easter 2021.
Please note only children who are eligible and have applied for and been awarded Free School Meals will be entitled to this payment.
Payment will be made in December 2020 for all three holidays.
All P1-P4 children currently can receive a FSM, however this will not mean you will receive a payment. If you are eligible we recommend you to complete the application as soon as possible as all payments will be made by bank transfer. Please follow the link below to complete an online application.
You are eligible to free school meals if you receive any of the following-
- Income Support or Jobseekers Allowance – please enclose a copy of your award letter dated within the past 3 months.
- Both Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit with a household income of £7330 or less – please enclose a copy of your recent award letter showing your household income and detailing your children’s names.
- Universal Credit with a monthly earned income of not more than £610- please supply a copy of your most recent statement or screen print showing your ‘pay for the period’.
- Child Tax Credit only with an annual income of less than £16,105 – please provide a copy of your 2020/2021 child tax credit award letter detailing your child(ren)’s names and your annual income.
- Income related Employment and Support Allowance – please provide a copy of your award letter dated within the past 3 months.
- Asylum Seekers – please close a copy of your ARC Card or BAIL201 Letter or Serco Occupancy Agreement
This should be done as a matter of urgency as all new applications must be submitted no later than 7th of December 2020. Applications received after this date will not be eligible for payment.
