Free College Meals
We want to make sure that we are providing your young person with the best education and support we can. Families who receive certain benefits may be eligible for free college meals.
Eligibility
Free meals in further education defines disadvantaged as learners being in receipt of, or having parents who are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190, as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC))
- Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after someone stops qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit (UC) with net earnings not exceeding the equivalent of £7,400 for each year (after tax and not including any benefits they get)
Evidence to Support Application
You must provide the supporting evidence when returning the completed form otherwise we are unable to proceed with your application. Please find attached the guidance notes for the supporting evidence.
Allowance
The allowance is £2.53 per day for the days you are timetabled to attend college, and this allowance can be redeemed at the College café. You can buy whatever you like with the entitlement, but the college hopes that you will select a healthy choice. If you want to spend more than £2.53 on food and drink, you can pay the extra on top of your entitlement. The entitlement is only for the day in question and cannot be transferred, refunded, or saved up.
Application Form
Please either download and complete the application form using the link below and return to the Administration Team at college, or please request a printed copy from Reception to be sent home with your young person.
