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Contact your child’s school to sign up for the school’s free online system to claim free school meals. You will also need to contact the school if you no longer require free school meals.

There is no uniform grant in Wirral as the council does not compel uniforms in schools.

Some schools will have free or low-cost uniform schemes.

Wirral FUSS collects and distributes recycled uniforms free of charge to anyone who needs them.

Who is this aimed at?

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit – if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

Where

Online

Cost

This support is free

How to get involved

If you think you may now be entitled to means-tested free school meals for your children, you need to contact your child’s school. They will help you but need information from you, such as your national insurance number, to do this. Please get in touch with your child’s school.

Visit the Wirral Fuss website

Contact details

This support is online only

For further information

For more information about Wirral Council search Wirral Council in this directory.

Visit the Free School Meals and help with school uniforms page on the Wirral Council website

Visit the Wirral Fuss website