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GCC New Clothing Grant Appliation Process

Glasgow City Council New Clothing Grant Application Process

  • Does your child(ren) attend a school managed by GCC?
  • Are you in receipt of Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction?
  • Are you a Glasgow resident?
  • Did you receive an award last year and your circumstances have not changed?

If you have answered yes to all four questions, you will be auto-entitled and are not required to complete an application.  Awards for all eligible dependants will be paid during July (with the exception of S5 and S6 returners who will be paid from August upon confirmed return by the school).

You will have to complete an application and provide supplementary documentation if:-

  • You reside outwith the Glasgow boundaries
  • You are not in receipt of Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction, but are in receipt of one or more of the other qualifying benefits, and did not receive an award last year:

     

  • Income Support for clothing and meals
  • Jobseekers allowance (income based) for clothing and meals
  • WTC with a yearly household income of less than £15050 (before tax) for clothing only
  • WTC with a yearly household income of less than £6420 (before tax) for clothing and meals
  • Child tax credit with a yearly household income of less than £16105 (before tax) for meals only
  • Income related employment support allowance (ESA) for meals only
  • Universal credit for meals only
  • Asylum seeker receiving support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for clothing and meals

     

GCC are currently reviewing the FSM application process and more details will be provided in due course to new applicants.  However, if you were awarded a free school meal last year and your circumstances have not changed, you will be automatically entitled to FSM and will not have to complete an application. 

 

FAQ’s

Q. I applied last year for my 2 children, however I have a younger child who is now attending primary school, do I need to apply for them?

A. No, all applicable dependants will be picked up in the process.

Q.  When will I receive my payment?

A.  Payments will commence throughout July.

Q.  How will I be paid?

A.  If you received a clothing grant last year, then you will receive payment in the same method you were paid last year.

Q.  I have changed my bank details from last year.

A.  Can you provide these details and we will update our systems accordingly.  Calls should be passed to the Grants Team on 0141 287 9111

Q. What about my eldest child who is staying on?

A.  As with the previous process, payments for 16+ will be issued upon confirmation from the school that the child has returned after the school holidays.        

Q.  What about my child’s Free School Meal?

A.  We are also reviewing how we process Free School Meals.  However if your child was entitled last year and your circumstances have not changed, then no application is necessary for all your other eligible dependants

A.  If you did not apply last year, then the process is also currently being reviewed and communications will follow in due course