School Essentials Grant Application Form

Section 1 - Your circumstances
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1. What school year are you applying for?
  
  2025
  
  Other
2. Why are you applying for this grant?
  
  Because my child receives free school meals
  
  Because my child is in the care of a local authority
3. BENS
  1. Please select which of the following you currently receive to get Free School Meals.
    
    Universal Credit with annual net earnings of £7,400 or less
    
    Income Support
    
    Income Based Job Seeker's Allowance
    
    Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
    
    Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
    
    Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
    
    Child Tax Credit where total annual income is less than £16,190.00 a year
    
    Other
  2. Please clarify
4. VERT
  1. Please advise which local authority is the child in the care of?
  2. Is the looked after child in a school in the Powys County area?
    
    Yes
    
    No
  3. Is the looked after child
    
    Living with Foster parents
    
    In a residential children’s home
    
    Other
  4. Please clarify
5. VERT
  1. Please note we are not currently accepting any further applications for School Essentials Grants for Children who are ‘Looked After’ by Powys County Council or another Local Authority.
    We are automatically paying those which are eligible.
    Please contact your Social Worker in the Children’s team or the Awards team on 01597 827462 if you have any queries.
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  1. Do you receive Council Tax Reduction (Sometimes called benefit) from Powys Council?
    
    Yes
    
    No
    
    This gives you help to pay your Council Tax bill
  2. Please provide your Reduction (or Benefit) number
    Please note this is NOT your bill reference number

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School Essentials Grant Application Form

Section 1 - Your circumstances