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Contacts

Higher Education Office
Bishops Terrace
Bishops Way
Maidstone
ME14 1AF

Telephone iconSee the Kent student awards group contacts page for the appropriate telephone contact for your query.

Email icon student.awards @kent.gov.uk

Free school meals

If you have children under 19 and in full-time education, you may be able to get free school meals for them.

Am I eligible?

To be eligible for free school meals the pupil must be attending a state-maintained school or receiving alternative education approved by the LA and the family must be in receipt of one of the following benefits and provide the relevant proof of identity:

Income Support

  • Benefit certificate attached to application form to be completed by Job Centre Plus
  • All pages of the letter from DWP/Job Centre Plus showing breakdown of income support payment. (This must be a recent letter)

Income Based Jobseekers Allowance

  • Benefit certificate attached to application form to be completed by Job Centre Plus
  • All pages of the letter from DWP/Job Centre Plus showing breakdown of income based jobseekers allowance. This must be a recent letter

Child Tax Credit

  • Full Inland Revenue tax credit award notice (TC602), for current tax year (photocopy acceptable) with an annual income of £15,575 as of 6th April 2008.

Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit

  • Pension Credit M1000 Award Notice

Asylum Seekers

  • Proof from the Home Office of your asylum application

We do accept bank or building society statements as they show which benefit is being received.

If you think you may be entitled to free school meals, please request a form from the School or from the appropriate area office.

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