• Income Support

• Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance

• Pension Credit (Guarantee Credits)

• Income related element of Employment and Support Allowance

• Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, with an income of less than £19,995

• Both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit with an income of up to £9,552

• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• Universal Credit with a monthly earned income of not more than £796

• Universal Credit, with a single parent/carer working less than 16 hours per week with an annual earned income from employment of less than £19,995

• Universal Credit, with BOTH parents/carers working less than 24 hours per week with an annual earned income from employment of less than £19,995

Some info

• Money for free school meals is only available after break time. 

• The amount that is allocated for free school meals is £2.65 each day but this doesn't show up on the card when checked by the child however, it is in the system.

• The money is not carried over each day.

• Instead of lunch cards your child is given a pin number which relates to their account.

Remember...

If you qualify for free school meals you have to continue to supply evidence for this, each year during September/October. If you do not supply the necessary evidence, free school meals will stop for your child. 

Through Aberdeen City Council, vouchers are paid to families in receipt of free school meals during holiday periods. Vouchers will be sent by email or mobile text message for each child in a family in receipt of free school meals due to low-income.  Vouchers are issued to the main contact for the child.