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3
September 2009
Dear Parent/Carer(s)
Following correspondence from The Scottish
Government I write to advise of the new
eligibility for entitlement to Free School
Meals. This will be effective from 3 August
2009 and so the following criteria will be used
for applications received now for school session
beginning 19 August.
Pupils are eligible for free school meals if
parents/carers are in receipt of one of the
following:
* Income Support (IS)
* Income based Job Seeker's Allowance
(IBJSA)
* Any income related element of
Employment and Support Allowance
* Child Tax Credit (CTC), but not
Working Tax Credit, and your income is less than
£16,040 (as assessed by HM Revenue and Customs)
* Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working
Tax Credit (WTC) and your income is less than
£6,420 (as assessed by the Inland Revenue)
* If you are between 16 and 18 years
old and receive any of these benefits in your
own right, you can claim free school meals for
yourself.
* You may also be eligible if you are
an asylum seeker receiving support under Part VI
of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
Application forms are available from the School
Office.
Yours faithfully
Mr
J Scott
Acting Rector
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