School lunches to continue throughout the Easter holidays

Children eligible for free school meals can continue to collect a packed lunch from schools across Bridgend county borough over the Easter holidays.

During the coronavirus outbreak, catering staff are putting together 7,200 packed lunches every week for daily collection.

It is part of the local authority’s emergency mobilisation plan during the pandemic.

We will continue to provide packed lunches for those eligible for free school meals for as long as possible or until Welsh Government policy changes.

We want to ensure that we do our best for those families who need support at this time.

We ask families to inform us if their circumstances change or if they have a change in address.

Bridgend County Borough Council’s cabinet member for education Charles Smith

If your child is eligible for free school meals, the packed lunch can be collected from the collection points below between 11.30am and 1pm, Monday to Friday (including Good Friday and Bank Holiday Monday).

• Cynffig Comprehensive School
• Brackla Primary School
• Betws Primary School
• Ffaldau Primary School
• Cefn Glas Infants School
• Caerau Primary School
• Litchard Primary School
• Corneli Primary School
• Pencoed Primary School
• Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd
• Brynteg School (lower)
• Bryntirion Comprehensive School (lower)
• Nantymoel Primary School
• West Park Primary School
• Ogmore Vale Primary School
• Coety Primary School
• St Mary's & St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
• Tynyrheol Primary School
• Ysgol Bryn Castell
• Coleg Cymunedol y Dderwen

If you are unable to collect your lunch or have any dietary requirements please email FSMCOVID19@bridgend.gov.uk with details.

Home deliveries will be considered on a case-by-case basis and only if there are clear reasons why you or your child are unable to collect in person.

If you live in Bridgend county borough and receive any of the following benefits, you can claim free school meals for your school-aged child:

• income support
• income based jobseeker's allowance
• support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• income-related employment and support allowance
• child tax credit (but not working tax credit) if your annual income as assessed by tax credits does not exceed £16,190
• guarantee element of pension credit
• working tax credit 'run-on' (the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for working tax credit)
• universal credit (not in work)
• universal credit (in work) where your award is based on net annual earnings of under £7,400 from your employment or self-employment

For more details visit our schools grant page or email fsm@bridgend.gov.uk or call 01656 643 396.