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Pupil premium
If your child is entitled to a free school lunch each day, you may be able to help your child's school raise money.
If your child is entitled to a free school lunch each day, you may be able to help your child's school raise money towards the cost of learning resources, activities or teaching staff.
The money comes from a government fund.
Your child’s school will get additional government funding for each eligible child via the pupil premium.
Benefits
To be eligible, you must receive one of the following benefits:
- Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guarantee element of Pension Credit
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190
If you’re eligible, contact your child's school to request a pupil premium application form.
Fill in the form and give it back to the school directly.
Contact us
You can contact us by:
- calling 020 7525 5051
- emailing school.benefits@southwark.gov.uk