Education Authority Update28 March 2020 (by J Jamison (kjamison)) |
Free School Meals
The Department of Education (DE) and Department of Communities (DfC) have announced that families eligible for free school meals will receive payments direct to their bank accounts. The payments will start to be made next week on a fortnightly basis and will continue over the Easter holidays. Families do not need to apply.
The Education Authority will be texting a small percentage of families for whom they don't hold bank details to direct them to a form on their website. Here, parents will be asked to provide their bank details so payments can be made.
