Wigan Council Free School Meal Checks
Link to website for completing free school meal checks below. Any parents already claiming a free school meal do not need to reapply, this is the process for new applications.
For your information, here is an overview of how the new free school meals application process works:
Parents access the application via the above link and complete the form online.
- One of the first steps is selecting the school your child attends. To help avoid incorrect selections, we’ve included each school’s full name and address.
- Parents can include multiple children on the same application, provided all listed children have the same parental responsibility arrangements. This is explained at the start of the application.
- We ask for a few details about each child (year group, date of birth, and home postcode). These are used to help match the child to their UPN. In some cases, we may not be able to confirm the UPN and may need to contact the school to verify.
- At the end of the application, parents are informed of the expected timescales. This remains unchanged: checks are completed weekly on Tuesdays, except during census weeks when checks are carried out daily.
- Once the check is complete, we will notify the school of the outcome.
