Children and young people in receipt of Free School Meal allocation will receive the latest Government allocation of £15 per week. The Academy will make arrangements for you to receive food vouchers via a partnership with Wonde. These vouchers will be via text message to your mobile phone. With effect from 11/01/2021 the weekly voucher amount will be £15. From week commencing 18/01/2021 a fortnightly voucher will be issued for £30. Please see below for frequently asked questions:
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, the link to your supermarket voucher will be sent via text message and email.
Please inform the school of the change of email details/mobile phone number as soon as possible.
Through Wonde, you can currently access vouchers for the following supermarkets:
Aldi
Asda
Morrisons
Sainsburys
Tesco
Iceland
You will receive a text message/email asking you to make your supermarket selection. Once you have selected your supermarket your voucher will be sent within 24 hours.
Depending on the supermarket, vouchers expire between 12 months and 5 years after they’re issued to you. Vouchers are intended to be spent on food during a short period of time i.e. within 2 weeks.
The voucher retains its value until its expiration date. However, parents are expected to use these vouchers within a very short window (i.e. weeks).
We suggest taking a screenshot of the voucher before going to the supermarket as this should still scan ok in-store.
You can forward the supermarket voucher to someone else to purchase goods on your behalf if you’re not able to get to the supermarket. The text/email contains a link to a barcode which can be presented at the till in-store, just like a gift card.
The voucher is issued to you in respect of the free school meal benefit and will only be accepted in store for the purchase of food and groceries .
The link to the voucher will be sent via text message and email.
A supermarket voucher is a digital voucher. The text/email contains a link to a barcode which can be presented at the till in-store either on a smartphone screen or printed on a piece of paper, just like a gift card. Some vouchers can be used to purchase online.
No – your voucher can be used in multiple transactions and on multiple visits, until you have spent the voucher.
Unfortunately, at the moment, some vouchers are only able to be used in-store.
If your child is attending school they are already accessing their Free School Meal allocation and therefore we are unable to issue a voucher.
The Vouchers should be redeemed within the time period allocated for use promptly from date of issue. Vouchers are intended to be spent on food during a short period of time ie within 2 weeks for support in your child’s daily meal allocation.