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Bedlington Academy school meals

Free school meals and lunch menus

Free school meals

The government has made amendments to the eligibility criteria since April 2018. This is to reflect the introduction of Universal Credit. Free school meals are available to pupils in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits:

  • Universal Credit
    • Provided you have an annual net income of no more than £7,400
    • This is assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods
  • Income Support
  • Income-based Job Seekers Allowance
  • Income related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • The guarantee element of Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit
    • Provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190
  • Working Tax Credit run on
    • Paid four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

To see if you are eligible, you can apply online here or call 0345 6006400

Packed lunches 

We encourage parents to include healthy and nutritious food in students' packed lunches. Find lots of helpful information and packed lunch ideas here.