Statutory Free School Meals

Tower Hamlets benefits service is responsible for administering claims for free school meals on behalf of the council’s education department.

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

Income Support
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Yhe guaranteed element of Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

Further information is found here on the Tower Hamlets website.

To apply online go to the LBTH webpage, under the 'Apply for It' section, or copy the link into a web browser and click on ‘Apply for Free School Meals’: https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/advice_and_benefits/benefits/benefit_forms.aspx

Once the Benefits Office sends you a letter confirming your entitlement to free school meals, please forward a copy of this letter to the school via office@globe.towerhamlets.sch.uk or bring a copy to the school office.