HAF Programme Eligibility
Is my child eligible for HAF?
To be eligible, your child must meet all three of the criteria below:
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Lives in, or goes to school in, Dudley Borough
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Is aged 5–16 (in primary or secondary school)
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Receives Targeted Free School Meals (FSM)
✅ If you can answer “yes” to all three, your child is eligible for HAF.
15% Discretionary HAF Places
The main purpose of the HAF Programme is to support children and young people from low-income families, with a focus on those who receive Targeted Free School Meals (FSM). In line with Department for Education guidelines, across the HAF programme, up to 15% of all places can be offered to children who are not eligible for benefits-related FSM at the discretion of DMBC.
These places are very limited and priority will be given to Targeted FSM eligible families.
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Looked after children living in low-income households
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Children who have been assessed as a young carer
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Children with an allocated worker who have had an assessment of need
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Children living in low-income households referred by school or professional
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Children requiring urgent support, identified and referred by a relevant professional