Financial help whilst at school or college
Free school meals
Free midday meals for children whose families are in receipt of
certain benefits.
School uniforms
Education authorities have discretion to help
towards the cost of uniforms
School transport
Education authorities provide help with the
cost of transport if a child has a disability, or lives beyond
walking distance of the school/college.
Visiting a child at a residential
school
Education authorities have the discretion to
help parents with the cost of visiting children at schools/colleges
away from home.
Education Maintenance Allowance
(EMA)
This has now been closed to new
entrants. For more information visit this site.
Also look at the following pages
Financial help if on a low
income
Financial help with having
children
Financial help with housing
Financial help with
transport
Other financial help