Please note that the Free School Meal Direct payments have been extended up to March 2023.
Dear Parent/Carer
Please be advised that a payment is available, for all pupils that are eligible for Free school meals, for the school holidays dated between October 2022 – March 2023.
Please note that this provision relates to learners eligible for Free School Meals (defined under section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996). This does not include the wider cohort of additional learners that are now receiving Universal Primary Free School Meals.
A payment of £19.50 per week, per child, will be credited to your bank account via a BACS transfer.
If you were receiving the payments for any of the school holiday’s then you will not have to take any action and the payment will be processed automatically, even if you have had a break in your payments due to your child returning to school. However, if you have not previously received the payments, please use the link below to complete the application form, your payment will then be set up following an eligibility check.
The applications are now open and will remain open until Spring 2023.
Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg a byddwn yn cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond i chi rhoi gwybod i ni pa un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.
The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
Best Regards / Cofion Gorau
The Benefits Section
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent
Benefits Officer | Swyddog Budd-daliadau
Phone | Ffôn: 01495 353398
Lines are open:
Mon 8.30am to 4.30pm, Tues 9am to 5pm,Wed 10am to 5pm,Thurs 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4.30pm
Email | E-bost: benefits@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
Address | Cyfeiriad: Benefits Section, General Offices, Steelworks Road, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 6DN (postal address only)