Redbridge i

Create an account

A free account on Redbridge i lets you get alerts about Council tax, Planning, Bin collections and much more...

Home Meals and uniforms-

Do it online

Contact us

Please contact our Awards Team for more information.

School uniforms

The school uniform award (assistance towards your uniform)
can only be given in exceptional circumstances and will need to
be assessed.

Written evidence from the professional support agency involved
with your family will be required. Exceptional circumstances are:

Enforced re-housing and an associated move of school
Parent(s) and child in a refuge necessitating a change of school
Exceptional circumstances requiring a replacement of
a uniform e.g. fire damage.

Please contact 020 8708 3561 if this applies to you or complete the appropriate form below and send to Awards and Support Team.

School meals

Since 6 April 2010, the income ‘threshold’, which forms part of the ‘Tax Credit’ free school meal eligibility category has been changed to £16,190.

Children whose parents receive the following support payments are entitled to receive free school meals:

Income Support (IS)
Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA)
An income-related employment and support allowance (this benefit was introduced on 27 October 2008)
Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; or
Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) that as of 6 April 2010 does not exceed £16,190.

Note: From 1 May 2009 where a parent is entitled to Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after their employment ceases, or after they start to work less than 16 hours per week, their children are entitled to free school lunches.

The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit.

Children who receive IS or IBJSA in their own right are also entitled to receive free school meals.

It should be noted that children who receive “education suitable for children who have not attained compulsory school age” will still need to satisfy the additional requirement of “receiving education both before and after the lunch period”, before being eligible to receive free school meals.

What to do next

If, after reading the information on this page and on the attached application forms, you are unsure whether you qualify for an award, please submit an application form and we will contact you with the outcome.

Please make sure you sign the application form and, if requested, attach evidence of income, otherwise your application will be delayed.