School Meals and School Essentials Grant

All primary school children in Wales are entitled to a free school meal. There is a daily choice of options that the children choose when they register in the mornings.

We also encourage parents to apply for the School Essentials Grant to help with uniform costs etc: 

•   Income Support
  •  Income Based Jobseekers Allowance
  •  Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  •  Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  •  Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and their annual income does not exceed £16,190. (HM Revenue and Customs are responsible for assessing the level of annual income.)
  •  Guarantee element of State Pension Credit.
  •  Working Tax Credit ‘run-on’ – the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit.
  •  Universal Credit
  •  Young people who receive Income Support or Income Based Job Seekers Allowance in their own right are also entitled to receive a School Essentials Grant. 

If you are in receipt of any of the benefits listed above, you can register for  by applying online at https://www.newport.gov.uk/en/Schools-Education/Schools/School-uniform.aspx. You can also telephone: (01633) 851579