No more free school meal vouchers?

[dottydotterson]

What do you think of the governments decision to end the free school meal vouchers for the summer? Do you agree or not?

@Waxonwaxoff0 that could be right i guess cause we got it when was on child tax credits only and only been on working tax credits the last couple of years.

In ENGLAND you aren’t entitled if you are in receipt of WTC when you apply. However if you were entitled to FSM before (I think as I don’t have the actual paperwork here) April 2018 then you keep it until the end of THAT STAGE of education (so you’d have to reapply when child moved to secondary).

So if you were entitled in January 2018 for your reception child (not withstanding all KS1 children receive UNIVERSAL free infant school meals) and in August 2018 you completed your degree and scored a fantastic job paying £75,000 a year (unlikely I know but......) or you met and married a millionaire, then you would STILL be entitled to FSM until your child left Primary at the end of year 6.

We ARE currently sending FSM vouchers to a family who had a massive change of circumstances and definitely do not need the vouchers and would not be entitled if the application was started now. Of course they may be donating the food bought with the vouchers to a food bank.

either way I'm greatful for mine atm, I'm self employed and my wage isn't huge especially atm so it is definately helping with the price increases

usually do them pack lunches only applied cause school told me too in the begining even though they were on packed lunch and glad they did, normally can manage ok cause can shop around and use cheaper shops and no waste food stores but can't do that right now till can go out again safely