Free School Meals

Expanded free school meals

From September 2026 all households receiving Universal Credit, regardless of household income, will qualify for free school meals.

Targeted free school meals

In addition to all infant children (reception to year 2) being eligible for universal free school meals, all children through to year 6 may be able to get free school meals throughout their time at school if you receive any of the following:

• • Universal Credit with yearly household earnings of £7,400 or less.

  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

  • the guarantee element of Pension Credit

• Children in this group may also be eligible for other programmes of support.

You can apply here:

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/free-school-meals/?page=2