Meals

Free School Meals

If you are receiving Working Tax Credit and/or Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit we will need to see a copy of your Tax Credit Award Notice (TC602) or your latest Universal Credit online statement. You can attach a scan or photograph of this with your online application form, or post a copy to Finance and Corporate Resources, Systems and Control Team, PO Box 3591, Glasgow G73 9ED.

Free school meals could save you approximately £376 per academic year. Entitlement can be checked at schools from the beginning of term.

To apply for clothing grants and/or free school meals got to: https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/FreeSchoolMeals

Local Food Banks

Hamilton District Food bank – 07884451512

Hamilton District Food bank provides three days of nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. 

Opening Times – Tuesday – Friday 11am – 2pm

We provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the UK. 

East Kilbride Community Food bank – 01555 771700

EK Community Food bank is a short-term care initiative that aims to help families who are facing financial difficulty and do not have enough money to buy all of the food that they require as a family.  Food packages are given out freely to families without question or judgement.