The Free School Meals service, is located on the third floor of the Create Centre, and is part of Children & Young People's Services.
At present the team deals with 10,000 applications for Free School Meals.
You should qualify for free school meals if you receive:
- Income Support.
- Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based).
- Child Tax Credit, but are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and your annual income (as assessed by the Inland Revenue) does not exceed £14,495.00.
- Support under part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999.
- The ‘Guaranteed Element’ of Pension Credit.
How to apply:
Print out the application form on the left and complete all the relevant boxes. If you need help to complete this form - please contact us.
If you have a letter from the Job Centre / Benefits Agency which uses the words ‘Income Support’ or ‘Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based)’ which is less than three months old, you may attach it to the form.
If you do not have written proof you can either:
a) Complete the front of the form and send it to the Benefit Enquiries Team, Ground Floor, Lodge House, 602-634 Fishponds Rd, Bristol BS16 3HZ. They will confirm your eligibility and forward the form to us.
OR
b) Telephone Jobcentreplus and ask them to send you a letter of entitlement. You should then attach it to the form.
OR
If you receive Child Tax Credit, send us a copy of your form TC603 - Inland Revenue Tax Credit Award Notice with your completed application form.
OR
If you receive support under the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999, send us a letter from the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) or have your form stamped by Refugee Action.
OR
If you receive the ‘Guaranteed Element’ of Pension Credit, send us a copy of your ‘Pension Credit M1000 Award Notice’.
Return the completed form, with any necessary documentation, to the Free School Meals Team.
Contacts
Email: freeschmeals@bristol.gov.uk
Fax: 0117-90 37800
Telephone: 0117-90 37990 for information/application forms. Please note that this phone number is available between 9am and 4pm.
Mailing address
Free School Meals Team (Create)
Bristol City Council
The Council House
College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TR
Visiting address:
Free School Meals Team
Bristol City Council
Create Centre
Smeaton road
Bristol
BS1 6XN