Reduced meals at school: documents for free meals

Who is eligible for free school meals?

There are several categories of schoolchildren who are entitled to receive free meals at their place of study.

These include:

Members of large families That is, social units in which there are three or more minor children If a schoolchild receives a survivor's pension Then free food is also included in the list of benefits, because raising a child on one income when there are no other sources is not an easy task Children single mothers This is one of the most popular categories, since women in Russia often give birth without being in an official marriage. Low-income To receive such nutrition, a family must prove its status as poor; for this, the income for each family member must be extremely low. The trend is that there are more and more families with low-income status

Moreover, no matter what category is provided to the child, you will still need to bring certain documents, the list of which is similar in most situations. But there are also differences that must be taken into account.

Where to go

To receive free meals for a schoolchild, you should contact the social security authorities. After reviewing the application and all documents, they will make a decision on whether to provide the benefit or to deny it. A sample application for free food can be downloaded here.

You should understand that you can contact the school directly, but this is a special case. After all, the institution will be more willing to follow instructions from the relevant authorities than to support the initiative of individual parents.

How to write an application correctly

The application must indicate the details of the school official, that is, the director, to whom the paper is sent.

If the application is written to the social security authorities, then the name of the head of the department or inspector who will be responsible for reviewing the application should be indicated. You should also indicate the full name of the person on whose behalf the application is being sent along with his residential address.

The text of the application indicates a request to provide the child with free food, including for disabilities, and includes his full name, the class in which the child is studying, as well as the reason for providing the food.

It is also necessary to indicate which documents are attached to the application, and of course, you should sign and date it.

Required certificates and documents

• To qualify for free food, orphans must submit a certain package of documents, attaching them to the application.
• In the case of some categories, the list of such papers varies greatly, so you need to understand these nuances in order to be prepared for each individual case.
• It is necessary to collect all documents in advance so as not to collect certificates and documents at the last moment, thereby increasing the waiting period for a decision.

For the poor

For low-income families, the main document will be a certificate indicating income below the subsistence level. Among other documents, you will also need to provide copies and originals of the children’s birth certificates, as well as the passports of both parents.

1. If the parents do not officially work, you will need to contact the Employment Center, where a benefit will be established for the person.
2. If the parents are divorced and one of them receives child support, then you need to issue a certificate about the amount of alimony paid for the last three months.
3. If a parent deviates from alimony, then the bailiffs can issue a certificate about this and it will replace the original document.

Children from large families

If we are talking about a large family, then the documents are slightly different. To do this, you need to collect and provide the following package of papers:

Parents' passports As well as the original and a copy of the child's birth certificate Certificate of family composition , which can be obtained from the registry office Marriage certificate Obtained directly from the registry office Photos of parents with dimensions of 3 * 4 cm Which will be pasted into the certificate of beneficiaries

After receiving the documents, paperwork will be completed within 10 days, during which all provided data will be checked, and if necessary, communication will be established with the guardianship authorities and the school.

Only after the application is approved, the social worker will receive updated lists of children who, according to the law, are entitled to free school meals, and from that moment the benefit will come into force.

Receiving a survivor's pension

In the case of this category of children, it will be necessary to provide almost the entire list of documents, as in the case of low-income people.

Unless you need the passports of one of the parents, as well as a certificate of death of the breadwinner or his disappearance, which gives rise to the inclusion of the student in the list of beneficiaries.

Moreover, if a parent does not know where to go to obtain the right to free meals, he can ask for advice from the head of the class, who can even fill out the paperwork himself and send it to the guardianship authorities.

After such an application and its approval, the child is given a benefit for one year.

Is it possible to compensate with money?

Compensation for free meals with money involves returning part of the cost of school meals directly to parents.

But to do this, you need to report the corresponding desire to the social protection authorities and specify the moment in the application, after which the money will be returned in an approved way.

But such a decision is made quite rarely and not all beneficiaries are ready to demand a refund, choosing instead full payment.

You can get free meals at school, but for this the family must be from a preferential category and must have all the documents confirming this.

Attention!

• Due to frequent changes in legislation, information sometimes becomes outdated faster than we can update it on the website.
• All cases are very individual and depend on many factors. Basic information does not guarantee a solution to your specific problems.

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For compensation for meals in schools - at the MFC

Last information update: 11/15/2017

• In the “My Documents” government service centers, using the “one window” principle, you can submit an application for additional social support measures to provide meals in state educational institutions.
• Citizens of the Russian Federation who have a place of residence or place of stay in St. Petersburg, who are parents (legal representatives) or guardians (trustees) of children studying full-time in educational institutions, as well as students who have reached 18 years of age and are legally capable, can apply. .
• Students who are in difficult life situations apply directly to the educational institution for additional measures of social support.
• The application must be submitted:

• annually until May 31 for the next academic year;
• before the 20th day of the current month for those newly entering an educational institution who acquire the right to provide meals or the right to compensation payment during the academic year.

For students in grades 1-4:

1. With compensation from the budget of St. Petersburg 70%, i.e. with partial payment in the amount of 30% of the established cost of food:

• Meals (breakfast) are provided to all students in grades 1-4 .
• Meals (breakfast and lunch) are provided to students belonging to the following categories: registered at a tuberculosis dispensary ; those suffering from chronic diseases; students in sports and cadet classes in general education institutions.

2. With compensation from the budget of St. Petersburg 100% , i.e. provision of free food :

• Meals (breakfast and lunch) are provided to students belonging to the following categories: from low-income families; students in general education institutions implementing an adapted educational program; from large families; orphans and children left without parental care, with the exception of students who are fully supported by the state; who are disabled.

For students in grades 5-11:

1. With compensation from the budget of St. Petersburg 70%, i.e. with partial payment in the amount of 30% of the established cost of food:

• Meals (breakfast and lunch or a set lunch - at the choice of parents (legal representatives)) are provided to students belonging to the following categories: registered at an anti-tuberculosis dispensary; those suffering from chronic diseases; students in sports and cadet classes in general educational institutions.

2. With compensation from the budget of St. Petersburg 100%, i.e. provision of free food :

• Meals (breakfast and lunch or a set lunch - at the choice of parents (legal representatives)) are provided to students belonging to the following categories: from low-income families; students in general education institutions implementing an adapted educational program; from large families; orphans and children left without parental care, with the exception of students who are fully supported by the state; who are disabled.

For students in professional educational institutions:

1. Providing meals in educational institutions, with compensation from the budget of St. Petersburg 100%, i.e. provision of free food .

• Meals (breakfast and lunch or a set lunch - at the choice of parents (legal representatives)) are provided to students belonging to the following categories: from large families; orphans and children without parental care, with the exception of students who are fully supported by the state ; who are disabled; students of vocational educational institutions, mastering the basic educational program of secondary vocational education for the training of skilled workers, employees or the basic educational program of vocational training.

Also, compensation for food is provided to students studying at home or undergoing educational and (or) practical training outside a vocational educational institution.

The service is provided on an extraterritorial basis; you can contact any convenient government service center, regardless of your area of ​​registration in St. Petersburg. An on-line map indicating the workload of centers is located on the main page of the Portal of state and municipal services of St. Petersburg.

You can view the list of documents required to receive social support measures for food provision on the Portal of State and Municipal Services of St. Petersburg or by calling the Call Center 573-90-00.

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Free school meals for large families (documents) in 2020

According to Presidential Decree No. 431 of 05/05/1992, children from large families are provided with free meals in schools. However, the status of having many children is not enough to use the benefit: to get it, you need to know where to go and what documents will be needed so that schoolchildren can eat on preferential terms.

Who can eat free in schools?

Free meals for schoolchildren is one of the sought-after benefits provided to various categories of the socially protected population. The following can use it:

• large families;
• orphans;
• single mothers;
• liquidators of the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant;
• the poor.

Benefits can also be provided to children from families in difficult life situations. There is no exact definition of such a “situation”, so the class teacher must independently decide who needs help.

If there is a child from a low-income or disadvantaged family in his class, he usually takes on the work together with a social teacher.

Their task is to find out how the child lives and interacts with his parents, and whether they have problems with money.

If a student really needs two free meals a day, but his family is not one of the beneficiaries, the class teacher independently petitions through the principal to allocate free meals for the child. Subsequently, the documents are transferred to the guardianship department, which makes a decision. If it is positive, the benefit is provided for no more than 1 year.

Types of food in schools

The organization of meals for schoolchildren is regulated by Art. 37 Federal Law dated December 29, 2012 No. 273-FZ. The law establishes the following nuances:

• The school administration should develop nutritional schedules for children. In most cases they are fed twice, but in some educational institutions three meals a day are common;
• Rospotrebnadzor establishes sanitary standards for catering and subsequently controls the activities of school canteens.

Note! In the regions, the specifics of providing this benefit are regulated by local legislative acts. In some cases, meals are provided completely free of charge, but sometimes parents still have to pay the full cost and then return 70% of the money paid through Social Security.

Thus, meals can be completely free or with partial payment. Based on the number of meals, it is divided into several types:

Twice Breakfast and lunch Typical for most educational institutions Three times Tomorrow, lunch and afternoon snack Mainly established in cadet schools Five times Breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and second dinner Relevant for boarding schools, where children are almost permanently

Requirements for large families for free meals for children in schools

In order for schoolchildren from large families to have the opportunity to eat free of charge at the expense of the municipal or federal budget, parents must first obtain the status of having many children. This is done immediately after the birth of the third child, subject to several conditions:

• The family has three minor children. A third adult child is allowed, provided that he is a full-time student. In this case, the status will be valid until he reaches 23 years of age or until he receives a diploma;
• Everyone has Russian citizenship;
• Permanent registration in the region where the benefit is issued.

The status of having many children is confirmed by a certificate issued by Social Security. It cannot be obtained if there are many children, but the parents were deprived of their rights to all of them. Also, the benefit is not provided if the parents are serving a sentence in prison.

How to get a certificate of having many children:

1. Issue a birth certificate for your third child immediately after birth.
2. Collect a package of documents and apply for a certificate from Social Security.
3. Wait for the special commission to make a decision. This usually takes 10-15 days.
4. Get a completed certificate.

Note! If an incomplete set of documents is submitted or the parents do not have grounds for assigning preferential status, the issuance of a certificate will be refused.

Having received a document confirming your preferential status, you can start applying for free meals if you have schoolchildren.

In Moscow and the Moscow region it is completely preferential, but in some not very developed regions you will have to pay for breakfast and lunch in full, and then receive compensation in the amount of 30 to 70% through Social Security. Details must be clarified at the school where the child is studying.

How to arrange free school meals for large families in Moscow and the Moscow region in 2020

To take advantage of the free meal benefit, just follow a few simple steps:

1. Get the status of having many children.
2. Prepare a package of documents for the provision of free lunches and breakfasts, write an application.
3. Submit the documentation to the school administration.

Meals will become completely free immediately after the decision to provide the benefit is made. If the school refuses it, you need to contact Social Security: there is a chance that with the control of a government agency, you will be able to achieve benefits much faster.

Example No. 1: registration of free meals for a large family

The Nikiforov family has two children, both go to school in grades 3 and 5. In 2020, parents have a third child, which gives them the right to receive the status of having many children and the corresponding benefits.

To do this, the mother collects all the documents and submits them to Social Security, and then arranges free meals for older schoolchildren by submitting an application addressed to the head of the educational institution.

The application was considered for 10 days, the commission decided to allocate free breakfasts and lunches for two children from a large family.

Documentation

To take advantage of the privilege, you will need the following package of documents:

Name Where to get it Validity period Application At school or Social Security Before submission for consideration Passport of the parent applying for the Civil Registry Office benefit Before reaching the age of planned replacement Certificate of a large family Social Security Until the third child reaches 18 years of age, if there are no more than three children in the family

How to fill out an application

The application is filled out on a prepared form in clear handwriting. Only blue or black ink should be used and the parent's signature must be at the bottom. What data will be needed:

• FULL NAME. school director;
• full official name of the educational institution;
• Full name, date of birth, what grade the child is in;
• on what basis should the benefit be granted;
• date of compilation and signature with transcript.

Other benefits for large families

In addition to free meals for schoolchildren, large families can take advantage of a number of other privileges:

Labor Social Housing Tax Early retirement for women with 15 years of experience Providing free prescription medications for children under 6 years of age Compensation for 30% of the cost of utility bills Providing an increased tax deduction for employed parents Providing additional annual leave without payment by the employer Providing for children vitamins, distribution of products in a dairy kitchen Allocation of a free plot of land for building a house or running a personal subsidiary plot, gardening Full or partial exemption from land tax (depending on the region) Providing one paid day off once a week if the parent works a 40-hour work week officially Providing free vouchers for children to sanatoriums, compensation for the cost of travel for an accompanying person Allocation of state and municipal subsidies for the purchase of real estate Exemption from payment of state duty when opening an individual entrepreneur by parents Assistance of the Employment Center in the employment of parents with many children as a matter of priority Issuance of a tracksuit and school uniform for visiting an educational institution, or providing monetary compensation for them Providing preferential mortgages using government programs Compensation for the cost of kindergarten - from 20 to 70%, in some cases the money is returned in full Priority right to choose the time of paid leave if there are three children under 12 years of age Free visits to state cultural institutions: museums, exhibitions, parks Providing free housing as a priority if a large family is recognized as low-income Preferential travel on public transport Priority provision of places for children on benefits in kindergartens

“Ensuring a comfortable life for privileged categories of citizens is the main goal of our social policy. We are trying to stimulate the birth rate to improve the demographic situation and are constantly developing various benefits designed to make life at least a little easier for large families.”

YES. Medvedev, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

FAQ

Question No. 1. When can parents with many children be denied subsidized meals for their schoolchildren?

This is possible if the parents do not have grounds for this, as well as if the application is filled out incorrectly or the full package of documents is not provided.

Question No. 2. What to do if the quality of food at school is not satisfactory?

If there is a suspicion that children are being fed low-quality food, a complaint should be filed with Rospotrebnadzor.

Common Mistakes

Mistake #1. The school administration independently provides discounted meals to children from large families.

No, you must submit an application to receive benefits. It is not given automatically.

Mistake #2. Free meals should also be provided in universities.

This issue is regulated at the regional level, because the benefit is only available to students of general education and vocational institutions.

Read in more detail: Free school meals for large families in Moscow and the Moscow region in 2020

Conclusion

Children from large families should be provided with free breakfasts and lunches in schools, but for this, parents need to collect a complete package of documents and submit them to the administration of the educational institution. If the benefit is approved, it will be valid for the entire academic year, after which you need to resubmit the documentation.

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Who is entitled to benefits for meals at school from 2020

In Russia there are no uniform standards that establish preferential categories of students and the issue is resolved at the level of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation. According to Art. 37 of the Federal Law “On Education”, the school administration is responsible for the nutrition of students in the Russian Federation.

What it is

Reduced meals in an educational institution are meals for a student in the school cafeteria at the expense of public funds.

There are two types of reduced-price meals at school:

• absolutely free meals in the school canteen;
• discounts on school meals.

There are three types of food:

Two meals a day Means either breakfast and lunch, or an afternoon snack and lunch Three meals Meals of breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack Five meals a day for students Meals of breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner

Who should

• Since each region independently decides on the types of citizens who can take advantage of social benefits, such as meals for schoolchildren on a preferential basis.
• You need to contact this body for advice on this issue, whether it is possible for a particular family to receive benefits.
• But there is a certain category that falls under the provision of benefits for school meals in 2020:

1. Large families.

2. Low-income families.
3. Only when one parent is the guardian.
4. When both parents are disabled (or one of the parents is disabled).
5. Orphans.
6. Disabled children.

It is more difficult for families who have low-income status to receive this benefit, since parents need to provide income certificates that will confirm their inability to pay for food on their own.

In 2020, the legislation established a list of categories of children who are entitled to free meals.

In the second reading on December 2, 2019, the State Duma adopted, as amended, the Federal Law “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On the Quality and Safety of Products” and Art. 37 Federal Law “On Education in the Russian Federation.”

The law on hot meals for primary schoolchildren is long overdue. There was no unity at the federal level: subsidies were allocated in full for meals to schoolchildren in Moscow, the Komi Republic, and Chukotka. However, in St. Petersburg, Sakhalin, Tver region, and Tyumen, parents paid 50% of the cost. In other regions, only benefit recipients ate for free at school.

The law made hot meals available to students in grades 1–4. The document specifies the conditions for organizing lunches, food safety rules, and control methods.

How to apply for low-income families

To apply for free meals, you will need the following documents:

• photocopies of passports of legal representatives;
• a certificate confirming the status of the poor;
• child's birth certificate;
• statement.

If a child finds himself in a difficult situation, the initiative to provide budget meals comes from the class teacher. Parents need to contact him. The family examination report from the class teacher is transferred to the guardianship and trusteeship authorities, outlining the arguments for the allocation of preferential meals.

If the answer is positive, the government agency will send a corresponding petition to the institution. The issue of providing benefits is considered at a meeting of the school commission. The decision is communicated to parents.

If you are submitting an application, please enter the following information:

• Full name of the applicant;
• information about the child;
• Class;
• grounds for providing free meals or compensation.

Sample application

The benefits provided in Russian regions differ from each other. Moscow students can pay for meals with a student card. If a student misses classes, no funds are debited for that day. Ch. 18 of the Social Code of St. Petersburg provides for 70% compensation from the budget for food for the poor.

Children from large families

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 5, 1992 No. 431 “On measures for social support of large families” obligated the constituent entities of Russia to establish for this category free two meals a day for students in secondary schools and professional institutions.

The basic documentation package includes:

• children's birth certificates (copies);
• certificate of family composition;
• photocopy of the ID of a large family;
• copies of passports of legal representatives.

The list includes a statement from the parents, which indicates:

• school name;
•  Full name and address of the applicant;
• student data and class of study;
• request for compensation or reduced meals;
• reason for granting the appeal: having many children;
• documents that certify the right to benefits;
• date and signature.

The set of papers is established individually for the subject of the Russian Federation.

In Murmansk, children from large families receive free breakfast and a 50% discount on lunch and afternoon tea. In the capital and the Moscow region, breakfasts and lunches are entirely discounted. In some regions, parents pay in full for meals, then receive payments from 30 to 70 percent through Social Security.

If in a large family the monthly income exceeds the regional average, then the benefits are canceled.

Children with disabilities and disabilities

The administration of the educational institution is developing regulations on the provision of preferential meals, taking into account regional laws that provide for the allocation of budget funds.

For example, in Tyumen, the costs of feeding children with disabilities are fully reimbursed in accordance with the Regulations on nutrition for students of state and municipal organizations.

A child with a disability who is educated at home is compensated for food expenses by the state. They are added to the social pension.

To assign subsidized meals, the following documents are required:

• birth certificate;
• certificate of family composition;
• ITU conclusion on assignment of disability (photocopy);
• statement.

The application form differs from the previous version only in indicating the grounds for exemption from the fee.

Recipients of survivor's pension

The school management independently establishes lunch benefits for certain categories of students, taking into account regional regulations. 

In schools in Moscow and the Moscow region Art. 27 of Law No. 68, clause 2.4 of Order DO No. 1268 guarantees recipients of a survivor's pension a food benefit.

Documents for registration:

• certificate of granting a pension to the student;
• death certificate of mother or father (photocopy);
• certificate of family composition;
• birth certificate;
• application addressed to the director.

The application must be filled out on the form legibly, in black or blue ink, with the obligatory signature of legal representatives. Enter information:

•  Full name of the director of the educational institution;
• full name of the MA;
• information about the child: date of birth, class;
• the basis for receiving the benefit;
• date, signature along with transcript.

Sample application to the school principal for benefits

Single mother

Basically, regions financially support single mothers if they fall into the low-income category. This applies to preferential school meals. For example, in the Murmansk region. In addition, primary school students are provided with free milk in the amount of 200 ml once a day.

When a child is raised by one parent, free meals in an educational institution are provided twice. Documents required to submit:

• Statement. Filling out is carried out according to the sample in the name of the head, where data about the student and the basis for receiving benefits are entered.
• Birth certificate. A photocopy will be required.
• Passport. A copy of the marital status page is required.
• Certificate of family composition.
• A copy of the decision to appoint a guardian. Only for foster families.
• Certificate of low income. It is issued by the Social Security Administration.

For orphans

Art. 6 Federal Law No. 159 dated December 21, 1996 - the basis for organizing free meals for orphans.

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