Food vouchers will be offered to families whose children are eligible for Free School Meals this May half term holiday, thanks to Norfolk County Council.
The vouchers, which are worth ÂŁ15 per child per week, will be provided for families in receipt of certain benefits whose children would normally receive free school meals during term time.
The offer is being made after Norfolk County Council chose to use one-off funding from the Government’s Department for Work and Pensions to support families in need to feed their children.
Schools can order the food vouchers for pupils using an online service. Families can then either redeem their vouchers via an online code or receive a printed voucher by post, collection or delivery if they don’t have internet access.
Some schools may also be offering food parcels. Parents and carers should contact their school to check the arrangements.
Children are eligible for the vouchers if their family receives one of the benefits listed below:
- Universal Credit – with an annual earned income of no more than ÂŁ7,400 after tax
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual gross income of no more than ÂŁ16,190
Children in Reception, Year One and Year Two who receive Universal Infant Free School Meals are not eligible as part of the scheme.
For more information and to make a new application for free school meals, visit the Norfolk County Council website.