Riverside Meadow Academy

Free School Meals

If you are in receipt of certain benefits your child may be entitled to free school meals, saving you up to £495 per year per child. This scheme is available for school-age children and to post-16 students at a school with a sixth form or college.

We are happy to help you achieve this saving.

A pupil whose parent/carer receives any of the following benefits is entitled to a Free School Meal:

• Income Support
• Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Child Tax Credit - but no element of Working Tax Credit - and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)) that does not exceed £16,190
• If you are supported under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• Working Tax Credit during the four week period immediately after your employment finishes or after you start to work less hours per week
• Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400 (as from 1 April 2018)

Guidelines for applying for Free School Meals

• If you think you may be entitled to free school meals, you can apply online via http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals
• This application must be completed by the person in receipt of the benefit
• To apply for free school meals visit http://cambridgeshire-self.achieveservice.com/service/Apply_for_Education_Welfare_Benefits
• The application will be processed and should further information be required you will be contacted by a member of Free Schools Meal team

If you require support, please contact the academy office.