Pupils are eligible for free school meals if their parents or carers receive one of the following benefits:
Income Support
Income-based Job seekers Allowance (JSA)
Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Child Tax Credit (CTC) but not Working Tax Credit (WTC), with an income under £16105 with effect from 6 April 2015.
Both maximum Child Tax Credit and maximum Working Tax Credit and your annual income is under £6,900
Support under Part V1 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Universal Credit and your monthly earned income is not more than £610
Pupils are eligible for free school meals in their own right if they are between 16-18 and fall into any of these categories.
Pupils in P1-P3 are automatically entitled to free school meals. If your child is in P1-P3 there is no need to apply for free school meals.
https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/education-and-childcare/school-life/apply-free-school-meals
Important information needed when applying:
For Universal Credit - applications must show, 'total take home pay for this period is...'
Some examples of evidence required are shown below: