You can apply online for free school meals on the basis of your income if you meet the criteria. If your application is successful then the school or schools that your child or children attend will be informed and will be awarded additional funding. This will secure extra funding for your child’s school and will mean that your child retains eligibility for free school meals for longer. You should still apply for Free School Meals under the government’s means tested scheme even if your child is presently not attending school due to the COVID-19 restrictions. If you are eligible, your child will remain eligible until at least 31 March 2022.
If you are applying for free school meals because you receive support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 then you must phone us on 0191 433 4848, visit us at the Benefit Section, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH or email benefitsfsm@gateshead.gov.uk
Please click on the link below to see if you are eligible:
