Academies' Financial Services

Following the decision of Schools Forum to cease de-delegation of school meals from April 2019, Hoople will provide a complete service level agreement to support both academies and local authority schools with the administration of free school meals. School meals administration will now be included in the SLA invoice which will be more efficient to all concerned. There will be no change to the service provided. 

We start with a prompt assessment of all free school meal applications and provide  confirmation of entitlements via secure email. Our experienced staff uses specialist software that captures the relevant entitlement information and links into the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC systems. We are available throughout the school year to provide advice and support via telephone and email and also provide ad-hoc reports to assist budget setting as well as contacting potential applicants to maximise up-take.

For more information, please ring Sonia Lowther on 01432 261505 or email us.