Hawkchurch CofE
Primary School

From April 15th, 2024, our meals moved to a new provider and meals are provided by Southwest Norse and made at Portesham Primary Academy another of our trust schools located just over the border in Dorset. Claire and her team are very excited at this new opportunity, and we have now welcomed our new kitchen assistant to the team.

Free school meals

All children in reception, year 1 and year 2 at state schools in England automatically get free school meals.

From year 3 onwards, children whose parents are getting any of the following are entitled to free school meals:

• Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).
• Income Support (IS).
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA).
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (IRESA).
• The guaranteed element of Pension Credit.
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income that does not exceed £16,190).
• Working Tax Credit run-on (the payment someone receives for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit).

To apply for free school meals, please use the following link - Citizen Portal - Sign in (devon.gov.uk)

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