 Parent and carers can now apply for benefits-related free school meals* on line by using the My Dudley portal.
If your child is in reception, years one or two, you will automatically be entitled for free meals under the new 'Universal Infant Free School Meals' criteria. However if you do meet the criteria listed below then you will need to submit an online claim in order for your child’s school to receive Pupil Premium funding and free school meals.
If you get any of the following support payments your child may be entitled to receive free school meals:
- Universal Credit (you must have less than £616.67 a month net earned income (after tax - and not including any benefits)
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit Run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Please note: Children who receive a qualifying benefit in their own right are also allowed to receive free school meals.
* Please note: We do not process claims for:
- Beacon Hill Academy
- Blowers Green Academy
- Fairhaven
- Kates Hill Academy
- Netherbrook
- Pegasus Academy
- Sledmere Academy
- St James Academy
- The Link Academy
Please check these school’s websites to claim, or contact these schools directly.
Apply for free school meals https://www.dudley.gov.uk/residents/benefits/free-school-meals/
 Everyone's favourite spooky family is back!
Morticia and Gomez are distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with "scream time".
To reclaim their bond, they decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation.
What could possibly go wrong...
Sequel to the 2019 animated film, 'The Addams Family'.
Venue: Stourbridge Town Hall
Date: Saturday 26 October 2024 - 2.30pm
FREE POPCORN WITH EVERY TICKET
 It's time for the princesses to step aside as the Villains are unleashed!
This devilishly fun show brings together all your favourite Villains for the ultimate Halloween party.
Losing their magic powers as the screams of Halloween fade away, the Villains plan the perfect Halloween party.
Join them as they plot and scheme to conjure up a magical event, guaranteed to make everyone celebrate the most haunting time of year.
Prepare to be spellbound with this hour-long show of spine-tingling songs, chilling choreography, and devilish party dances guaranteed to get you trembling in your seats.
Dress up in your favourite Halloween costume and if you dare... join the Villains themselves for a FREE meet and greet after the show.
Book now, it's going to be a scream!
STOURBRIDGE TOWN HALL
Thursday 31 October 2024 - 2pm
Tickets: Children £12, Adults £14, Family of Four £46
 In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started - the iconic New York City firehouse - to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who've developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level.
But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
Cast: Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Bill Murray, Annie Potts, Paul Rudd.
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