Eligibility
| Benefits received | School meals | Clothing grant | Proof required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Support | Yes | Yes | Letter confirming entitlement to benefit |
| Job Seekers Allowance (Income-based) | Yes | Yes | Letter confirming entitlement to benefit |
| Employment & Support Allowance (Income Related) | Yes | Yes | Letter confirming entitlement to benefit |
| Universal Credit (earned income reported by employer of £726) | Yes | Yes | Letter confirming entitlement to benefit |
| Child Tax Credit (gross annual income less than £18725 and no element of working tax) | Yes | No | Current Tax Credit Award Notice (TC602A) |
| Maximum child tax credit and working tax credit (gross maximum income below £8170) | Yes | No | Current Tax Credit Award Notice (TC602A) |
| Support under V1 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 | Yes | No | Confirmation letter/Home Office |
| Housing Benefit (housing element of Universal Credit is not housing benefit) | No | Yes | Current Letter to show receipt of Housing Benefit |
| Council Tax Reduction (Single persons discount/exemption is not council tax reduction) | No | Yes | Current Letter to show receipt of Council Tax rebate |
Your child will also be entitled to free school meals if they are, or have been at any point since their second birthday, ‘looked after’, the subject of a kinship care or guardianship order.
Applications for Free School Meals and Clothing Grants can be made on the North Lanarkshire website at the following link:
https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/form/free-school-meals-and-clothing-g
You will need your bank details as well as your national insurance number to complete the form.
