Are you losing money every school day?

You are if you are buying food for your child’s lunch when they are entitled to have lunches for FREE!

Our lunches are excellent and because all students use a card to get their lunch, there is no difference between a student who has put money on their card and one who is on free school meals.

If you are on benefits please contact us to see if you can apply. We will help you with this. Not only will you get a free school meal for your child(ren) but the Academy will also get additional money to make their education better. So please register without delay. Contact Breda O’Neill either by e-mail:  Breda.O’Neill@merchantsacademy.org or phone: 01173015014.

Who may qualify for free school meals?

Children whose parents receive the following support payments will qualify for free meals.

• Income support [is]
• Income based job seekers allowance [ibjsa]
• Support under part vi of the immigration and asylum act 1999
• Child tax credit provided they are not entitled to working tax credit and have an annual income [as assessed by her majesty’s revenue and customs] that does not exceed £16,190.
• The guarantee element of state pension credit.
• Income-related employment and support (if any element of contribution-based paid meals cannot be provided)

Children who receive Income Support (IS) or Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (IBJSA) in their own right are also entitled to receive student support.