Free school meals supplementary grant: 2018 to 2019
Conditions of grant and published allocations for the 2018 to 2019 financial year.
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The free school meals supplementary grant provides schools with extra funding to help them meet the higher costs of providing extra meals before the lagged funding system catches up.
This follows the introduction of Universal Credit, which increases the number of pupils eligible for free school meals.
We use the number of pupils eligible for free school meals in the October 2017 and October 2018 school census returns to calculate this grant. This includes pupils in reception to year 11, pupils in nursery or sixth form are not included.
Published allocations
You can see how the grant is allocated at school and local authority level in the allocations spreadsheets.
Conditions of grant
Local authorities must comply with these terms and conditions when administering the grant.
Further information
You can also read the guidance to find out how the grant has been calculated, and when payments are made.
Local authorities should use income code ‘I18: additional grant for schools’ for this grant in the consistent financial reporting return.
Updates to this page
Last updated 24 February 2021 + show all updates
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We have updated the free school meals supplementary grant guidance
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We have added details of how the grant is calculated to the main page, in response to enquiries from schools. We have also clarified that local authorities should use code I18: additional grant for schools for reporting this grant in consistent financial reporting returns.
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We have corrected a minor error with the published allocations.
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We have added the conditions of grant, and published allocations, for 2018 to 2019.
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Added clarification to supplementary guidance (page 5).
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