Help with the costs of your child’s education

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If you do not work, or work under 16 hours a week: a lone parents’ guide to benefits and tax credits factsheet

If you receive Income Support or income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or you do not work 16 hours a week or more and your income is less than £14,155 a year (amount for 2006/07), you can get free school meals for your children. Some of your actual income may not count, for example, child maintenance.
Contact your local education authority to ask if you will qualify for financial help towards the costs of school uniforms. In Wales, if your child is entering their first year of secondary school and qualifies for free school meals, you will receive a grant of £85.
16-19 year olds who are in full-time education may qualify for an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). For more information call the EMA Helpline on 0808 101 6219 (or, in Wales, 0845 602 8845) or see www.direct.gov.uk/ema (for England), www.emascotland.com (for Scotland), www.studentfinancewales.co.uk (for Wales).


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