The Department of Education (DE) and Department of Communities (DfC) have announced that families eligible for free school meals will receive payments direct to their back accounts. The payments will start to be made next week on a fortnightly basis and will continue over the Easter holidays. Families do not need to apply.
A small percentage of families for whom bank details are not held will be contacted via text message which will direct them to a form on the EA website. Here, they will be asked to provide their bank details so payments can be made.
