Free School Meals Eligibility

If your child attends a state school, and you get one or more of the following you can claim for Free School Meals (FSM):

• Universal Credit, and your annual household income is £7,400 per annum (£616 per month) or less after tax, and not including any benefits
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
• Support under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act, 1999
• Child Tax Credit, provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and your annual income is less than £16,190, as assessed by HMRC
• Guaranteed Pension Credit
• Income-based Employment and Support Allowance
• Working Tax Credit run-on paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

Please Note: To receive free school meals, a claim must be made by the pupil, their parent or another responsible adult before the pupil becomes entitled, and their eligibility or protected status must have been verified by the school where they are enrolled i.e. Hagley Catholic High School, and by the local authority i.e. Worcestershire.

Pupils who are recorded as eligible for free school meals, or have been recorded as eligible in the past 6 years (referred to as Ever 6 FSM) will benefit from the schools Pupil Premium Pledge. 

To make a claim for Free School Meals (FSM) at Hagley Catholic High School, please visit the Worcestershire County Council website (link below). 

If you have any questions or queries, in relation to your child's Free School Meals status at Hagley Catholic High School please contact enquiry_hchs@emmausmac.com 

Additional criteria 

If your child attends a state school, and one or more of the following applies to your family, your child can also claim Free School Meals (FSM):

• Zambrano carers
• families who have no recourse to public funds with a right to remain in the UK on grounds of private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
• families receiving support under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 who are also subject to a no recourse to public funds restriction
• a subset of failed asylum seekers supported under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Chen carers
• families holding a BN(O) passport
• spousal visa holders
• work visa holders
• student visa holders
• those with no immigration status

Families must also meet the following financial criteria:

• £22,700 for families with 1 child
• £26,300 for families with 2 or more children