DLA and free school meals

[misscutandstick]

i just read on another forum board that if your child is entitled to DLA and is a 'fussy eater' then they are entitled to free school meals.

How irritating that no-one seems to know anything about this??? you have to go through school meals services at your LEA and get them to send a form rather than the school, and also confirm your entitlement via a docs letter (or similar professional body) for entitlement.

really? I thought free school meals are income based. I'd love it cos right now I have to send in soup every farking day.
Will ring them tomorrow. Mind you she starts the keto diet ina few weeks. they'll have to make her a special keto meal

I would hold your horses on that one because everything I have Googled tonight on that states that if you receive DLA it does NOT automatically entitle you to free school meals. I have just been on the Gov Direct website to check. There are other benefits that would entitle you but DLA is not one of them.

www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/SchoolLife/DG_4016089?cids=Google_PPC&cre =EducationLearningFranchise

I've checked as well and can't find anything either. Could you ask the people on the other forum where they got their info from?

I'm not aware of this - I deal with FSM applications at school. It's income based - receipt of income support, CTC, Jobseekers.