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All online and telephone payments will be unavailable from 10am to 1pm on Sunday 12 April 2026 due to scheduled maintenance. Parking payments are not affected by this downtime.
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Free School Meals for 16-18 year-olds
Last updated: 23 January 2026
Next review: 23 January 2027
If you receive benefits, you can claim free school meals for children in Years 12 and 13 at school.
If your child is aged 16 to 18 and goes to a college or sixth form college, you must apply directly to them.
If your child goes to a school outside Waltham Forest, you must make a claim there.