Free school meals and help with school uniform

We provide help towards the cost of school uniforms and sports kit if you meet the two criteria below:

1. Your child is in:

• year seven or
• year nine

2. You receive any of the benefits below :

• Income Support
• Income based Jobseeker's Allowance
• Income related Employment Support Allowance
• support under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Guaranteed Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit - as long as your letter shows you have an income of less than £16,190 and do not get Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit - your earned income must be less than £7,400 a year

Applying for help with school uniform

• if you already receive housing benefit or council tax support, your help towards school uniform will be given automatically and you don’t need to apply
• if you have already applied for free school meals, we will look at the help with school uniform at the same time and you don’t need to apply separately
• if you don't receive housing benefit or council tax support, you need to apply for help with school uniform

Apply for help with school uniform

Payments

We will send you a letter with a unique code and details of how you can obtain your voucher. 

• If your child is in year 7 you will receive £30
• If your child is in year 9 you will receive £25