Free School Meals

This page contains information on how to apply for Free School Meals and useful contact details for the Free School Meals Team.

 

 

 

Free school meals are a statutory benefit - this means that if you qualify you have a legal right to free school meals for your child(ren).

 

You are eligible for free school meals if your child(ren) are registered at a Sheffield School, the parent/carer receives child benefit for the child(ren) and the parent/carer receives one of the following benefits:

 

 

 

If you are unsure about your eligibility for Free School Meals please contact the Free School Meals Team who will be happy to help answer any questions you may have.

 

 

A pink Free School Meals application form can be obtained from any of the following places: -

 

 

 

 

 

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Once you have a copy of the Free School Meals Application Form you will need to complete all the relevant sections. Please ensure you do this as quickly as possible to avoid a delay in your application.

 

When you have completed one copy of the application form for all your children and if you receive Income Support with no Child Tax Credit Payment, post the completed form to

 

Job Centre Plus

PO Box 4047,

Sheffield,

S1 9DE.

 

For Child Tax Credit only attach a copy of your TC602 (pages 1 to 4 only) and post it to the Free School Meals team.

 

 

To speed up the authorisation, bring the pink free school meals application form and evidence that you are receiving job seekers allowance (income based / JSA (IB) ), Income Support (IS) or Child Tax Credit, to First Point at Howden House.   A temporary authorisation letter will be given, valid for 14 days from the date on the letter. This should be taken to the school.

 

First Point

Howden House

1 Union Street

Sheffield

S1 2FH

 

Opening times 8:30am – 5:30pm Mon - Fri

 

 

If you do not claim free school meals when you first become eligible you may make a late claim and request a reimbursement for meals, backdated up to 26 weeks only, for which you have already paid by writing to the Free School Meals Team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Should you wish to cancel your child's free school meals, you can do so at any time.

 

Parents, who cease to be in receipt of Income Support or Income-Based Jobseeker's Allowance, start to receive Working Tax Credit, or whose income goes above the £16,040 threshold, must cancel their entitlement to free meals immediately.

 

 

Free School Meals Team

Children and Young People's School Food Service

First Point

Howden House

1 Union Street

Sheffield

S1 2FH

 

0114 2735705

0114 2736401