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<p>Children who have left care through a special guardianship order are eligible for
pupil premium plus funding (for previously looked-after children) of £2,300. This
is unrelated to eligibility for free school meals (FSMs).</p><p>To be eligible to
receive FSMs, a pupil or their parent must be in receipt of any one of the following
listed benefits and must make a claim to the school for FSMs:</p><ul><li>Income Support</li><li>Income-based
Jobseeker’s Allowance</li><li>Income-related Employment and Support Allowance</li><li>Support
under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act (1999)</li><li>The guaranteed element
of Pension Credit</li><li>Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to
Working Tax Credit (WTC) and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)</li><li>WTC
run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for WTC</li><li>Universal Credit
- if you applied on or after 1 April 2018, your household income must be less than
£7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you receive).</li></ul><p>
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