| Payment | Paid to Bank Accounts | Notes/Comments |
| School Holidays
Monday 29th June to Wednesday 12th August 2026 |
Thursday 25th June 2026 | £75.90 per Primary School pupil
£87.45 per Secondary School pupil |
| Payment | Paid to Bank Accounts | Notes/Comments |
| School Holidays
Monday 5th May 2025 Monday 19th May 2025 |
Thursday 1st May 2025 | £4.20 per Primary School pupil
£4.80 per Secondary School pupil |
Mike O’Rourke
Business Solutions Manager
Corporate Solutions
Free School Meals Applications for 2025/26
Midlothian Council is currently receiving high volumes of applications for Free School Meals for the next school year 2025/26.
Please note applications for Free School Meals for next term (2025/26) will not become available until at least July.
How the application process will operate for 2025/26: If families received an award for the current school year, and they are on certain benefits, they should receive an automatic award letter by mid-July.
Applications remain open for Free School Meals for the current school year. More information is available here: Free school meals and clothing grants | Midlothian Council
| Payment | Paid to Bank Accounts | Notes/Comments |
| School Holidays
Monday 7th April 2025 to Monday 21st April 2025 |
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 | £23.10 per Primary School pupil
£26.40 per Secondary School pupil |
| Payment | Paid to Bank Accounts | Notes/Comments |
| School Holidays
Monday 10th February 2025 to Friday 14th 2025 |
Tuesday 4th March 2025 | £10.50 per Primary School pupil
£12.00 per Secondary School pupil |
Free School Meals
| Payment | Paid to Bank Accounts | Notes/Comments |
| School Holidays
Monday 23rd December 2024 to Monday 6th January 2025 |
Tuesday 17th December 2024 | £23.10 per Primary School pupil
£26.40 per Secondary School pupil |
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Free Meals Payment Date:
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Payment |
Paid to Bank Accounts |
Notes/Comments |
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School Holidays Monday 1st July to Tuesday 13th August 2024 |
Tuesday 25th June 2024 |
£67.20 per Primary School pupil £76.80 per Secondary School pupil |
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Payment |
Paid to Bank Accounts |
Notes/Comments |
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School Holidays Friday 29th March to Monday 15th April 2024 |
Tuesday 26th March 2024 |
£25.20 per Primary School pupil £28.80 per Secondary School pupil |
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October School Holidays
Payment
Monday 16th October to Monday 23rd October 2023
Paid to Bank Accounts – Thursday 12th October 2023
£12.60 per Primary School pupil
£14.40 per Secondary School pupil
Help with school meals during school holidays | Free school meals and clothing grants | Midlothian Council
| Payment | Paid to Bank Accounts | Notes/Comments |
| School Summer Holidays
Thursday 29th June to Tuesday 15th August 2023 |
Thursday 22nd June 2023 | £71.40 per Primary School pupil
£78.20 per Secondary School pupil |
| Payment | Paid to Bank Accounts |
Notes/Comments |
| School/Public Holidays
Monday 1st May Monday 8th May Monday 22nd May |
Thursday 4th May 2023 |
£6.30 per Primary School pupil £6.90 per Secondary School pupil |