Summer holiday 2025
Following the decision to provide direct payments for free school meals during the school holiday periods, these payments will continue to be provided over the Summer 2025 holiday period for those families of school age pupils entitled to free school meals who receive a qualifying benefit. The first payment will be made on Friday 27 June 2025 for applications which were approved and processed prior to 17 June 2025. This payment will also cover the May Day holiday on 5 May 2025.
The free school meal direct payment will be made in four separate payments over the Summer holidays on the dates listed below:
- Friday 27 June 2025
- Friday 11 July 2025
- Friday 25 July 2025
- Friday 8 August 2025
If you were in receipt of a qualifying benefit (listed below), your child received free school meals as at 17 June 2025, and you received a school clothing grant during school session 2024/2025, you do not need to contact us - a payment will be made automatically to you. The Council will contact parents directly where bank account details are not currently held. If you are in receipt of a qualifying benefit for free school meals but did not receive a school clothing grant, please contact us at FBSSchools@pkc.gov.uk.
Qualifying benefits
- Income Support (IS)
- Income based Job Seeker's Allowance (IBJSA)
- Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance
- If you are between 16 and 18 years old and receive any of these benefits in your own right, you can claim free school meals for yourself
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Universal Credit where the monthly earned income does not exceed £850
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