Free School Meals & School Clothing Allowance
Free School Meals and School Clothing Allowance are available to children of parents/guardians who live in the Bradford Metropolitan District area, attend a council nursery or school full time and get one of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
- Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit)
- Child Tax Credit (but not Working Tax Credit) with an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) of less than £16,040
- Support from NASS under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Even if you do not qualify for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit you can still claim.
How do I apply for Free School Meals and School Clothing Allowance?
Just fill in one of the forms below!
Even if you do not qualify for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit you can still claim. Vouchers for School Clothing Allowance are payable once a year and each voucher is worth £26.00.
Your entitlement to Free School Meals and School Clothing Allowance may stop if your circumstances change.
If you do not tell us about your benefit stopping we can ask you to pay for the meals taken.
If you have received a School Clothing Allowance voucher you are free to cash this but you will not be entitled to further vouchers unless your circumstances change allowing you to claim again and a year has passed since the last voucher was received.
