Eligible for free school meals - Need to Register7 July 2017 (by Teri Brebner) |
Don't forget to register for free school meals
If your child does not re-apply at the end of Year 2 then they will NOT automatically be eligible for Free School Meals in Year 3. Infants do not automatically transfer from the Universal Infant Free School Meal (UIFSM) register to the Free School Meal (FSM) register so parents will need to re-apply. This can be done from 1st of June onwards, via the HCC registration page found at https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/at-school/free-school-meals/free-school-meals.aspx. Free School Meals eligibility rolls over from Reception to the end of Year 2, where an end date must then be entered (assuming that eligibility has not ceased before this date). A new application is needed by the start of Year 3 and this will then roll over until the child leaves school, again assuming that eligibility does not end before this time.