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Free School Meals

Free School Meals

Please remember:

Every time someone claims free school meals at Hove Park, the school gets extra funding of £935 per child.
With our new cashless canteen system, all students pay for their food the same way so no-one knows who is getting their meal for free and who isn’t. There is now no way for students to identify who is getting a free school meal.

You can qualify for free school meals if you receive one of the following:
  • Income Support (IS);
  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA);
  • Income-related employment and support allowance (IR ESA) (this benefit was introduced 27 October 2008);
  • Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
  • Child Tax Credit (provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit) and have an annual income that does not exceed £16,190 (as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs). Note - from 1 May 2009, where a parent is entitled to Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after their employment ceases, or after they start to work less than 16 hours per week, their children are entitled to free school lunches;
  • The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit.
To claim you can apply here via the online FSM application form. Otherwise, please fill in a paper copy application and return it to the address on the form, or to Hove Park School Main Office, Valley Campus, Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8AA.
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