Free School Meals
Pupils from families who meet certain criteria (see below) may be eligible for Free School Meals and/or Pupil Premium funding. We want to ensure that we provide the best possible education here at Whitworth Park Academy, and a healthy meal at lunchtime is an essential part of this. We want to support our families to apply to receive this for free wherever possible.
If you receive one of the following benefits, please apply for your child’s Free School Meals:
- Income Support
- Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guarantee element of Pension Credit
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190
