This funding is to enable payment of £2.50 per day as an alternative to free school meal provision during the school holidays. This provision will cover the summer holidays; the Christmas holidays and the mid-term holidays in October and February.

This payment will be made to children and young people who are awarded free school meals based on the Scottish Government eligibility criteria. To be eligible for payment, children and young people must have been approved for free school meals prior to the beginning of the relevant holiday period.

We will make direct payments to your bank account, using the details we hold on your Free School Meals or Clothing Grant claim. If no bank details are held on file, payments will be issued by cheque.

Payments for each eligible pupil will be made at the start of the holiday periods in Summer, October, Christmas and February as follows:

While payments should be received on these dates, this may vary slightly depending on your bank and payment method. We will email eligible parents/carers to confirm the payment.

Pupils not eligible for this are:

• Pre-school pupils in early years establishments.
• Universal Free School Meals.
• P1-P5 pupils and those pupils in special educational settings where they receive a free meal through universal and not means-tested provision.
• P6-P7 pupils who receive a free meal through eligibility for Scottish Child Payment.

For further information please contact us: