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Support for the purchase of school supplies and free meals: such social support for families facing financial challenges is available to students. Free preschool, regardless of family income, will be available to all preschool and first grade children beginning in September this year, just request. This can be done now, the media said.
In case of financial difficulties: free meals and support for school supplies
Students are entitled to free meals (lunches and meals at summer school camps) and a subsidy of 78 euros if the average monthly income per family member is less than 187.5 euros.
Average income does not include children’s money, 20-40 percent. wages, as well as the same percentage of social security unemployment or job search benefits, depending on the number of children and family composition.
To receive this support, a parent of the student or other adults who live together must submit an application to their municipal administration or send an application through the Family Support Information System www.spis.lt. The application-application must be accompanied by certificates of income of family members received during the previous 3 months, or income from the month of the application, if the source of income or marital status has changed in the month of the application compared to the previous three months.
If the family receives cash welfare for the poor, such as welfare or compensation for heat, drink, or hot water, then one application for free is sufficient to apply for free meals and school supplies, and no proof of family income is required.
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By requesting free meals only, an application can also be submitted to the school administration.
In order for families to prepare ahead of time for the new school year, applications for student support are accepted in municipalities beginning July 1. Those who wish to receive support for the purchase of school supplies can send applications to the municipalities until October 5. Free meals may be requested throughout the school year if the family’s financial situation deteriorates.
In exceptional cases, free meals and support for the purchase of school supplies can be granted with higher incomes, that is, when the income per family member does not exceed 250 euros per month. Such cases may include, for example, an illness, an accident, the loss of a survivor, the mother or father raising a child alone, the coexistence of three or more children or at least one of the co-inhabitants, or a person cohabiting with a disability.
After verifying the family’s living conditions, students can be given support according to the procedure established by the municipality and if the average income per person per month is less than 312.5 euros.
Free meals and support for the purchase of school supplies are provided to children from low-income families who are enrolled in a preschool or general education program.
Free lunch for all preschool and first grade children.
Starting September 1, all preschool and first graders will be able to receive a free lunch, regardless of income, all they have to do is fill out a simplified application. You can do it through www.spis.lt, in your municipality or simply at school. In this case, family income documents are not required.
Starting in January of this year, free lunch is offered to preschoolers in 314 municipal general education schools in 51 municipalities.
It is planned that from September 1. around 100,000 will receive free school meals. students, of which 27 thousand. preschoolers and 28 thousand. first grade students. Support for the purchase of school supplies will be provided to some 50.7 thousand. students
Last year, about 47.3 thousand people received free meals per month on average. students, support for the purchase of school supplies – 50.6 thousand. students
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