can you get Free school meals if on child tax credits and working tax credits

greenhornet12

where on both at the moment but heard you might be able to get free school meals if under 16.000 a year ..is this possible or not please?


massive thanks for any help on this

DT

Icequeen99

greenhornet12 wrote: »

where on both at the moment but heard you might be able to get free school meals if under 16.000 a year ..is this possible or not please?


massive thanks for any help on this

DT

It depends on which part of the UK you live. The rules are different.

IQ

tori.k

Taken from direct gov site you can't get free meals if your getting working tax

Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190

unless it's just the four weeks run on from a ended working tax claim

Icequeen99

tori.k wrote: »

Taken from direct gov site you can't get free meals if your getting working tax

Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190

unless it's just the four weeks run on from a ended working tax claim

That is the position in England but not in other parts of the UK where it can be different.

IQ

tori.k

sorry IQ you are right in Scotland it's is different i jumped ahead of myself the cut off for Scotland is £6420

greenhornet12

thanks for replys and im from manchester

fogartyblue.

tori.k wrote: »

Taken from direct gov site you can't get free meals if your getting working tax

Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190

unless it's just the four weeks run on from a ended working tax claim

Thank goodness. I had visions of queues of parents outside the school office demanding free meals for their little blessings!

I cannot believe somtimes the questions asked on here. If I take the argument further, I presume the OP was hoping that every family that had children, with a total family income of under £16,000 a year would be entitled to free school meals irrespective of the fact that they may also be receiving an additional £5,000 a year in Working Tax Credits.

No wonder the country is facing bankruptcy with that hope and intention!

worriedwoman_2

I work for children's services in one of the London boroughs, and you can get free school meals if you are on child tax credit only, not working tax credit, and earn under £16,190. However, in another borough I know that they give ALL children free school meals, no matter what the parents earn. They obviously have money to throw away!

greenhornet12

Thanks to everyone for the info but not fogartyblue.

asked a simple question, but your always gonna get 1 a-hole that trys to be a p****

Award Given lol

fogartyblue.

worriedwoman wrote: »

I work for children's services in one of the London boroughs, and you can get free school meals if you are on child tax credit only, not working tax credit, and earn under £16,190. However, in another borough I know that they give ALL children free school meals, no matter what the parents earn. They obviously have money to throw away!

And council taxpayers that don't care!

NoBS_2

If you receive Working Tax credits, HMRC's guidance is that no you don't qualify.

However, as posters have said maybe some councils have allowed it. Usually they ask to see your tax credit award, this is to see if there is WTC on it.