School meals

Free school meals

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

• Income Support

• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

• income-related Employment and Support Allowance

• support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• the guaranteed element of Pension Credit

• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)

• Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

• Universal Credit – if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

Children who get paid these benefits directly, instead of through a parent or guardian, can also get free school meals.

Find out how to apply here.

The biometric system

Cunningham’s Biometric Dinner System takes points of reference from your child’s finger, none of which can be used to create a fingerprint. The Biometric system enables your children to put cash or cheques onto their account in a safe manner and not have to carry cash around on a daily basis. It can also note individual information of what a child can or cannot eat (diabetes or allergies). If students come to the service hatch and find they don’t have enough money, a dinner ticket system is operated from the school office.

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