As a result of school closures due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the Minister for Education and Minister for Communities has agreed to make payment to families who have been assessed as eligible for free school meals.
In order for those payments to be made effectively it is essential that the Education Authority (EA) has your most up to date bank details.
If you have already submitted your bank details and they have not changed then you do NOT need to do anything further. If EA do not have your most up-to-date info there is a form on the EA website for you to complete (www.eani.org.uk/getfsm).
Once you have completed the form, no further action is required. Please note that you will not be contacted by EA again requesting this information.
Payments will commence week commencing 30th March and continue fortnightly. Not all payments will be made on the same day and it is expected it will take 10 days for payments to reach all recipients.
