Finance - Free School Meals Supplementary Grant
11 October 2018
Free School Meals Supplementary Grant information for 2018-19 and 2019-20.
Due to the roll-out of Universal Credit, the Department for Education (DfE) have introduced an income-based threshold for Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility.
As a result of this change to the benefit system and free school meal eligibility, the number of pupils eligible for free school meals will increase. In order to recognise the in-year growth in free school meal numbers the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) are introducing a new grant from 2018-19.
Calculation of allocations in 2018-19 and 2019-20
The allocations will be determined by the difference between the number of pupils eligible for free school meals in a school as recorded in the October censuses as follows:
Financial Year 2018-19 | |
|---|---|
| What will be measured: | School-level FSM eligibility increase between October 2018 and October 2017 census |
| What schools will receive: | Measured increase in FSM eligibility x £440 |
Financial Year 2019-20 | |
|---|---|
| What will be measured: | School-level FSM eligibility increase between October 2019 and October 2018 census |
| What schools will receive: | Measured increase in FSM eligibility x £440 |
This payment will be allocated in February 2019 via the statement of accounts and should be coded to CFR code I18: additional grant for schools.
VIew the DfE Free school meals supplementary grant guidance for more information.
Contact Details
Schools Financial Services
Telephone: 03000 41 54 15
Email: schoolsfinancialservices@theeducationpeople.org