Summer scheme to support families on FSM with cost of food

Families in receipt of free school meals may be eligible to receive additional support during the summer holidays to help with the cost of food.

The Warwickshire Local Welfare Scheme helps the most vulnerable residents at times of unavoidable crisis by providing basic and essential help for food and energy. 

It is recognised within the scheme that some families who are struggling financially, and are eligible for free school meals, have difficulty covering the period when their children are off school during the school holidays. This scheme is therefore an opportunity to reach and help those most in need by supporting families with the cost of food for their children over the school holiday period.

Applications for support will be taken from Monday 22nd July to Friday 30th August. 

The eligibility criterion for this offer is that parents are registered for free school meals (not universal FSM) before 12th July 2019.

In order to give families the opportunity to benefit from this support, we are asking partners to identify any parents who meet the eligibility criteria and to refer them in to the Warwickshire Local Welfare scheme.

Applications can be made by yourself or the customer.  When calling, please make reference to the eligibility for free school meals and explain how the customer is struggling financially. If you are asking the customer to call and apply themselves, could you please ask that they also provide the above information.

Contact phone number for referrals: 0800 408 1448 or 01926 359182.

In the meantime, if you have any questions on any of the above please contact Leanne Silverwood via email  at warwickshirelocalwelfarescheme@warwickshire.gov.uk.

For more information about free school meals, go to www.warwickshire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals