Parents due to the current situation that we are all faced with, please note that if your employment circumstances have changed, please don’t forget to apply for your Free School Meals entitlement as the government have announced plans to make payments to parents whose children are in receipt of Free meals.
All information can be found on the EA’s website https://www.eani.org.uk/getfsm
and how to apply can be found at https://www.eani.org.uk/node/1075
Also if you are finding things difficult at this time you can contact numbers that were previously sent out in the family hub newsletter and St Vincent de Paul society in Strabane.
There is also a Community Helpline for Covid-19 that operates from 9am to 5pm. Some of the services which can be accessed is the delivery of food parcels to vulnerable people, help on claiming benefits, domestic abuse and mental health. This is a helpline for people who have no other method of accessing support.
The phone number is 0808 802 0020 or email covid19@adviceni.net
You are not on your own - just make enquires, people understand that this is a difficult time.🤳
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