Free school meals are available to eligible children who attend a maintained school in Wales. Universal primary free school meals are currently being rolled out across Wales, starting with the youngest learners in our primary schools.
Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:
The local authority where a learner goes to school (not where they live) is responsible for:
Free school meal legislation allows foster parents to claim free school meals. As long as a parent is eligible to claim free school meals, the child can get them. A child could potentially have four parents; two foster parents and two natural parents.
Find out how to apply for free school meals on your local authority’s website.