All children from Primary 1 to Primary 7 are automatically entitled to Free School Meals. Please check the table below to see if your child may be entitled to a clothing grant or free school meals.
More information and application details can be found here: Free school meals and clothing grants | North Lanarkshire Council
| 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 less than £850) | Yes | Yes | Letter confirming entitlement to benefit |
| 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 |
| P6 & P7 Scottish Child Payment | Yes | No | Letter confirming entitlement / Bank Statement showing Scottish Child Payment |
Your child can also receive free school meals if they are the subject of a kinship care, guardianship order or if they are, or have been at any point since their second birthday, ‘looked after’.
