Apply for school grants
Families on low income can get school grants to help with the cost of lunches and school clothing. The below information is from the City of Edinburgh Council website.
We carried out an annual exercise in early July 2022 to identify families who will be entitled to school grants, using information we hold about their benefits. We wrote to these families on 14 July 2022 to advise they qualify for school grants.
Families who did not receive an automatic award can apply for school grants.
If you match the conditions for free school meals on the Scottish Government website you will be eligible for
- free school meals
- payment for lunches during school holidays
- free milk (Primary schools)
- a school clothing grant to help buy school clothes
- a Scottish child bridging payment
for your children attending primary and secondary schools.
They are not available to children in early years settings.
Only one application form is required to apply for all of these grants.
If you apply on or before 30 September 2022, we will backdate your Free School Meals award to the start of term – 17 August 2022.
If you apply after 30 September 2022, we will award Free School Meals from the date we receive your application.