New Free School Meal Payment

Published

25th January 2021

Another free school meal payment is being made to qualifying Dundee families.

Around 6,000 children will be covered by the scheme, which is paying £11.25 per eligible child for the week from Monday January 25 to Friday January 29.

Payments will go into bank accounts on Monday January 25.

Eligibility is for nursery children included on a housing benefit/council tax reduction claim and pupils in P1-3 who receive the school clothing grant. Payments will be made for pupils from P4 to S6 based on free school meal entitlement.

Children and families service convener Councillor Stewart Hunter said: “I am pleased that this scheme is continuing, as this is making a big difference to families across our city.

“Several parents have got in touch with us to share their appreciation of this valuable support while schools are closed to most pupils.”

Another free school meal payment is being made to qualifying Dundee families.

Around 6,000 children will be covered by the scheme, which is paying £11.25 per eligible child for the week from Monday January 25 to Friday January 29.

Payments will go into bank accounts on Monday January 25.

Eligibility is for nursery children included on a housing benefit/council tax reduction claim and pupils in P1-3 who receive the school clothing grant. Payments will be made for pupils from P4 to S6 based on free school meal entitlement.

Children and families service convener Councillor Stewart Hunter said: “I am pleased that this scheme is continuing, as this is making a big difference to families across our city.

 “Several parents have got in touch with us to share their appreciation of this valuable support while schools are closed to most pupils.”

 

Dundee City Council

Dundee draws skilled workers from a 60-minute catchment population of 640,000 and has a local population of over 140,000. The availability of a large pool of highly skilled labour is a key feature in the Dundee economy. Flexibility in the labour force is currently more prevalent in Dundee than in Scotland as a whole. All forms of labour market flexibility - part-time, temporary employment, self-employment and shift work - are widely operational within the city. Labour force stability in the city is excellent, enabling companies to plan with confidence. Labour turnover levels are less than 5% and absenteeism averages 2%.

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