School Clothing Grant, Free School Meals and Milk Application Form

Please note:Your application will be assessed for School Clothing Grant, Free School Meals & Milk, to check the eligibility criteria please visit School Clothing Grants, Free School Meals & Milk information
Are you in receipt of a qualifying benefit?
1. Yes
2. No
It appears that you do not qualify for the grants, please email us at EducationBenefits@westlothian.gov.uk with any details and documentation which may be relevant
Do you receive Council Tax Reduction and/or Housing Benefit?
1. Yes
2. No
2. I consent to the Financial Assessment Team using the information held within my Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction award. You can withdraw this consent at any time by writing to West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, EH54 6FF
3. I do not consent to my council tax reduction award being checked to verify eligibility for a School Clothing Grant
4. Council Tax Reduction evidence upload
6. As you have consented to having your Council Tax Reduction information checked, you do not need to upload any evidence for School Clothing Grants – evidence of your income is required for Free School Meals therefore please continue with the form
7. As you have uploaded the evidence for Council Tax Reduction, you do not need to upload any information as evidence for your School Clothing Grant. Please continue with the form
Please select which benefit(s) you receive
1. As you have consented to having your Council Tax Reduction information checked, you do not need to upload any information as evidence for your School Clothing Grant.
  
  You will still need to upload evidence below for Free School Meals and Milk
2. You’ll need to upload information to provide eligibility for Free School Meals and Milk. If no evidence is provided, your application will be assessed for a School Clothing Grant only
3. As you have uploaded the evidence for Council Tax Reduction, you do not need to upload any information as evidence for your School Clothing Grant.
  
  You will still need to upload evidence below for Free School Meals and Milk
4. As you’ve not consented to having your Council Tax Reduction information checked, you now need to upload this information below
5. Your evidence should include all pages of the documents listed above, if you are having any issues supplying these please contact EducationBenefits@westlothian.gov.uk
7. Income Support
8. Please make sure you have a scanned copy or images of you most up to date Income Support Letter, or provide a screenshot or photo from your bank statement showing recent receipt of 'DWP IS'
9. 1. Income Support letter Evidence
  2. Additional Income Support evidence
  3. Additional Income Support evidence
  4. Additional Income Support evidence
11. Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance
12. Please make sure you have a scanned copy or images of you most up to date Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance letter you have received
13. 1. Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance Evidence
  2. Additional Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance Evidence
  3. Additional Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance Evidence
  4. Additional Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance Evidence
15. Any Income-Related element of Employment & Support Allowance
16. Please make sure you have a scanned copy or images of you most up to date Income-Related element of Employment & Support Allowance letter you have received, or provide a screenshot or photo from your bank statement showing recent receipt of 'DWP EESA';
17. 1. Employment & Support Allowance Evidence
  2. Additional Employment & Support Allowance Evidence
  3. Additional Employment & Support Allowance Evidence
  4. Additional Employment & Support Allowance Evidence
19. Universal Credit
20. Please make sure you upload images of your most recent Universal Credit statement, this must show your name, address, payment amount and breakdown of all deductions. The preference would be to upload a pdf of your entire statement to ensure we see all the information. If information is missing we will need to contact you which will delay your application.
21. Please make sure you have a scanned copy or images of your Universal Credit statement confirming “take-home pay”, and also showing your name and address.
  
  We must see your most recent online journal statement otherwise we cannot progress your application.
22. UCE
  1. Universal Credit Evidence
  2. Additional Universal Credit Evidence
  3. Additional Universal Credit Evidence
  4. Additional Universal Credit Evidence
24. Tax Credits
25. We must see pages 1 to 4 of one of the documents listed below, otherwise we cannot progress your application
  - 2024/2025 Tax Credit Award Notice
  - Tax Credit Annual Review up to 05 April 2024 which advises on the front page that you “…need do nothing more”
  - Final Tax Credit Decision for 2023/2024
26. Please make sure you have a scanned copy or images of either:
  - pages 1 to 4 of a 2024/2025 Tax Credit Award Notice
  - pages 1 to 4 of a Tax Credit Annual Review up to 05 April 2024 which advises on the front page that you “…need do nothing more”
  - pages 1 to 4 of a Final Tax Credit Decision for 2023/2024
27. 1. Additional Tax Credit Evidence
  2. Additional Tax Credit Evidence
  3. Additional Tax Credit Evidence
  4. Additional Tax Credit Evidence

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School Clothing Grant, Free School Meals and Milk Application Form