Educating children, as is known, requires considerable expenditure not only on textbooks and office supplies, but also on lunches, which are provided on a paid basis. Prices are announced by the management of a particular institution, but not all parents know that certain categories of students have the right to discounted meals at school. Children in this group are entitled to payment from budget funds, although they will first need to collect a package of required papers and draw up an application for the privilege.

Legislative regulation of the issue

The content of Article 37 of the Federal Law “On Education” No. 273-FZ states that material issues regarding the organization of catering in educational institutions are assigned to their management. In turn, the rules for providing lunches and breakfasts at the expense of the regional government budget for individual categories children are established by local governments, and not at the federal level.

Get information about which groups of students are entitled to free meals at school You can contact the guardianship and trusteeship authorities, the social security department at the child’s place of residence, or the educational institution itself. Employees will provide information regarding the benefits themselves and tell you about the procedure for applying for them.

Types of food and what benefits depend on

Children eligible for discounts and other benefits may be offered one of the following meal options:

• standard type - a child is provided with a free breakfast if lunch is paid in full;
• free breakfast and lunch - a rare type of discounted food;
• partial payment for lunch from budget funds, when the parent repays the second part of its cost.

Types of meals are offered based on the capabilities of regional authorities, or more precisely, their budget and the amount allocated per student. Additionally taken into account categories of beneficiaries, to which the student’s family is included.

For example, in one subject of the federation, a child of a disabled parent of group 1 or 2 may be given a 50% discount on food costs. Whereas in another area of ​​the same category a different form will be offered - full payment for one day and free lunch and breakfast the next day.

Who is eligible

The Russian Federation does not have a regulatory legal act covering the issue of which students should be provided with preferential meals. Groups of citizens who are entitled to discounts are appointed by the authorities of a specific subject of the Russian Federation. At the same time, an analysis of most regional documents made it possible to identify the main categories of schoolchildren who are eligible for free lunches and breakfasts.

The list of benefit children includes:

• children from large families families where more than 3 minors are being raised;
• students left without parental care;
• disabled children and children with disabilities;
• orphans;
• children of disabled parents;
• children from low-income families, where the monthly income does not exceed the wage rate established in the region;
• schoolchildren receiving benefits due to the loss of a breadwinner;
• children of parents raising children alone.

Pupils are also entitled to subsidized meals. specialized institutions– cadet schools, boarding schools, correctional educational institutions.

Registration procedure: documents, application and other points

To register a child as a beneficiary entitled to free lunches, breakfasts or discounts on food, the parent will need to go through a simple procedure. If you have any questions, you can contact the social security authorities or the school management. In this case, the first option is considered the optimal way - school directors are more willing to obey the decision of the authorized bodies, while their own verdict may not be so objective.

First of all, you will need to correctly submit your request for benefits. The application must include information on the following items:

1. Application header - name educational institution, FULL NAME. the applicant, series and number of his passport, address and contact information.
2. Identification of a request for free food.
3. Who should be given the benefit - child details, including class designation.
4. Grounds for receiving benefits for school lunches and breakfasts.
5. List of attached papers.
6. Agreement to promptly notify school management of changes regarding the family. For example, about its composition, improving the financial condition of parents and other points.
7. Date of application.
8. Parent's signature and its transcript.

The application is filled out by the secretary or in the office of the director of a general education organization, and then handed over to the latter.

Copies of papers are attached to the form in accordance with list of documents:

• student's birth certificate;
• passports of parents or one of them;
• income certificate from adult family members;
• an extract from the social security authorities about the lack of compensation for free meals at school;
• document on family composition and marriage certificate, if we're talking about on benefits based on having many children;
• an act on the appointment of a trustee or guardian - for orphans, children from foster families and for schoolchildren left without parental care;
• a certificate confirming the child’s disability or the presence of a disease - for disabled children and children with developmental disabilities;
• certificate of disability of parents - for citizens of disability groups 1 and 2;
• an act on the child’s receipt of a survivor’s pension, if any benefit exists;
• a certificate from social security confirming the family’s “low-income” status.

Additionally, other documents may be required. The list, in accordance with each individual case, is provided in educational institutions, guardianship authorities or social security.

In addition, you need to be prepared for the fact that you will need to obtain the status of a beneficiary. In this case, before submitting an application for free food, you must complete documents and confirm the grounds for inclusion in a certain category of citizens.

Questions about benefits should be addressed in advance. The best time to submit your application and papers is in September. school year.

In what cases are monetary compensations issued? What is needed for this

The benefit for a student’s school meals can be compensated, but this is practiced quite rarely and in a small number of regions. The main case is the child's education at home.

In order to receive a compensation payment in the future, you will need to indicate this point in the application for benefits. Additionally, you should notify the social security authorities of your desire. Only in this case can a refund be made, but real life This happens extremely rarely.

Benefits for meals for schoolchildren are regulated by regional authorities and are provided only on the basis of an appropriate application and evidence confirming a certain family status. The procedure often takes a lot of time, but it is worth it - discounts on meals at school, or even free lunch and breakfast, can significantly reduce the monthly costs of a child and make the life of a parent easier.

Annual expenses for school education the child rises significantly.

Payment for various teaching aids, class renovation, sports sections, as well as school meals, noticeably empty parental wallets.

It is noteworthy that not all parents know that it is possible to arrange meals at school at the expense of the state.

Therefore, in this article we will talk about which schoolchildren are entitled to this benefit and what is necessary to provide it.

Legislative regulation of the issue

Federal Law of the Russian Federation “On Education” No. 273-FZ (Chapter 4, Article 37, paragraph 1) shifts the issue of providing students with meals to secondary schools.

Paragraph 4 of this article states that provision of meals to students is carried out through allocations from the budgets of the regions of the Russian Federation and occurs in the order established regional authorities authorities.

In addition, schoolchildren's nutrition is regulated sanitary rules and standards. For example, according to them, food must be of high quality, balanced and contain nutrients necessary for the child’s body.

Types of nutrition: what it depends on

This year, in schools, students on benefits can receive one of several types of free meals.

The type of this benefit directly depends on the amount of funds allocated by the state apparatus to the regional budget per student.

Let's list types of food benefits:

• free breakfast;
• discounts when paying the cost of a set lunch;
• free breakfast and lunch.

Legislation guarantees students from socially disadvantaged families preferential meals in a general education institution (breakfast and lunch).

Who is eligible

On this moment In Russia there are no uniform standards establishing preferential categories for schoolchildren. IN different regions Russian Federation they can have significant differences.

However, in most regions, 2 meals a day paid for by the state are provided the following categories of students:

You can find out which schoolchildren are entitled to food benefits in your region. at the administration of the educational institution, where your son or daughter studies. In addition, subsidized meals can be provided to a child from a family that is temporarily in a difficult financial situation. To receive the benefit, parents must tell to the class teacher about the reasons, as well as the circumstances that led to the fact that they are unable to pay for the child’s food.

After this, the class teacher must draw up an inspection report on the conditions in which the family lives. Then this act must be sent to the state guardianship and trusteeship authorities. After reviewing it, this institution will make a decision regarding the provision of preferential meals. Then the conclusion of the state agency of guardianship and trusteeship will be sent to the administration of the school where the student is studying. As a rule, this benefit is provided for a certain period not exceeding one academic year.

Children deserve special mention caught up in difficult situation . Since this concept is rather vague, the initiative here belongs to the class teacher. Therefore, parents should turn to him for help. He must examine the current circumstances, draw up an act of checking the family’s living conditions, and then present his arguments to the state agency for guardianship and trusteeship. In case of a positive decision, this body will send to the general educational institution corresponding request. Usually in such cases the school meets parents halfway. But this type of benefit is available to the child only for one school year.

Registration procedure

This benefit must be applied for each subsequent academic year.

The timing for this is determined by the school leadership. As a rule, to receive discounted meals in a general education institution, you must present all the necessary documentation from September 1 to the end of May. When applying for benefits in September, the child is entitled to free meals from October, and as of September the previous documentation is valid.

If the right to this benefit accrues during the academic year (for example, if the family becomes large), meals at the expense of the state must be provided the next month after the required documents have been written and presented.

To apply for subsidized meals for a child, parents () are required to present to the administration of the educational institution package of the following documentation regardless of the preferential category (may vary in Russian regions):

Depending on the situation also may be needed copies of one or more of the following documents:

• certificates of a father or mother with many children;
• a document appointing a guardian or trustee, which must be provided for a child from a foster family who finds himself without parental care, as well as for an orphan;
• if the child is disabled, a copy of the disability document must be presented;
• document on parental disability (1st or 2nd group);
• certificates from the district social welfare office confirming the status of a low-income family;
• document on accrual of pensions;
• liquidator's certificate man-made disaster on Chernobyl nuclear power plant or a document stating that this family suffered due to a man-made disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

In addition to the listed documentation, the school administration may ask to present other documents, for example, a certificate from the social security department stating that the student does not receive monetary compensation for preferential meals or a document confirming the income received for the required period of time for all family members.

If the school does not require an application in the established form for a student to receive food benefits, then it should be written in any form addressed to the director. It must indicate the preferential category to which the family belongs, as well as provide a list of attached documentation confirming the right to the benefit.

Every situation the school administration considers individually. For example, a large family may not receive this benefit if the family income exceeds the average income level in the region. As an alternative, the option of paying a certain percentage for the child's meals or some kind of discount may be recommended.

When parents apply to receive a benefit during any period of the school year, the school administration may refuse to provide it, citing the fact that funding was provided by the state at the beginning of September on a per-beneficiary basis, and that additional funds were not allocated . But such a refusal has no legal basis, since the school administration has the opportunity to submit a petition to higher authorities for the allocation of funds from the reserve fund.

It is noteworthy that today, due to problems with government funding of free meal programs in educational institutions, many schoolchildren, including those from preferential categories, do not receive this benefit.

Financial compensation

Food benefits can be compensated with money in some cases, for example, if the child is on an individual basis homeschooling. This norm is not present in all constituent entities of the Russian Federation, so you should study regional legislative acts relating to this issue.

In addition, parents Big discounts may be offered for lunches in educational institutions. For example, they can only pay 20–30% of the child’s food costs. Then the child can be provided with breakfast free of charge.

It is worth noting that, despite the many shortcomings of today’s school catering system, in all regions of Russia, regional authorities try, as far as possible, not only to provide students on benefits with free breakfasts and lunches, but also to organize high-quality meals for all students.

Having examined this article, we can conclude that the right to subsidized meals is available to various categories of schoolchildren, who make up a significant part of students in general education and special institutions. Therefore, parents should undoubtedly delve into all the nuances of this issue, especially with difficult financial situation, because this benefit can become a significant financial help for the family.

About the provision of meals in a school institution, see the following video:

On weekdays, children spend most of their time in schools, so parents are very concerned about the issue of nutrition - what, how and how many times students are fed during this time. Breakfasts and lunches that a schoolchild receives in the canteen undergo a special check for energy value, content of vitamins and microelements, so this diet can be called balanced and healthy.

What is free school meals?

At current prices for school breakfasts and lunches, paying for them is a significant part of the cost family budget and not all parents can afford it. For example, the Moscow Schoolchildren Food Factory has been offering the following prices since January 2018:

• breakfast for grades 5-11 – 82.71 rubles;
• lunch for grades 1-4 – 134.22 rubles;
• lunch for grades 5-11 – 152.37 rubles.

Even if high school students limit themselves to lunch only, it will still be a decent amount: 152.37 rubles x 5 days = 761.85 rubles. in Week. This is why providing children from low-income families with free school meals in 2018 has a very important social impact. The Federal Law “On Education” places the issues of financing preferential meals in schools within the competence of regional authorities. They determine what the subsidy for school meals should be from the local budget and monitor compliance with sanitary standards for school canteens.

Who should

The legislation determines the circle of persons entitled to partial payment or completely free school meals in 2018. For example, according to the Order of the Moscow Department of Education, this includes children:

• from large families where there are 5 or more minor children;
• from low-income families (in this case, it is necessary that the income for each family member be less than the subsistence level for a given subject of the Russian Federation);
• those under guardianship or orphans who have lost one or both breadwinners and receive a pension for this reason;
• having disabilities or chronic diseases;
• at least one of whose parents is a disabled person of the first or second group;
• whose parents suffered from the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant or participated in the liquidation of this disaster.

Reduced Meal Options

Reduced meals at school can be completely free or involve partial payment - it depends on the social category to which the student or his family belongs. It is also possible to return part of the funds spent at the end of the month or another accounting period. In this case, food intake depends on the regime of the educational institution, and it happens:

• one-time (breakfast or lunch);
• two meals a day (breakfast and lunch or lunch and afternoon snack, depending on the school shift);
• three times a day (afternoon snack in addition to two meals a day);
• five and six meals a day for specialized educational institutions such as boarding schools.

What exactly free school meals will be like in 2018 depends on the size of the subsidy allocated by the regional administration for social needs for a particular constituent entity of the Russian Federation (in this case, benefits for junior and senior school students may be different). The most common options are:

• free breakfast;
• discounts for those in need on school breakfasts and lunches;
• completely free two meals a day.

How to apply

The first thing to do is to find out whether your child is eligible for this benefit. Free and partially paid breakfasts and lunches of educational institutions are financed from the regional budget and this norm should be established by local legislation, so the list of preferential categories and criteria for different constituent entities of the Russian Federation will differ. For example, school meals are provided to large families if there are five or more minor children, while regional legislation interprets “large families” much more broadly:

• In Moscow, a family with three children under 16 years of age is considered to have many children. When studying full-time at a university, the age limit increases to 18 years.
• For the Krasnodar Territory, the age limit is 23 years (for full-time students) and 18 years for other children.

The difference in interpretation also changes the conditions under which free meals are provided to large families at schools in different regions (this also applies to other categories of students). Situations are quite possible when the administration secondary school may not be aware of all regional subsidies, so parents should study this issue thoroughly. If you find out that your child is entitled to this benefit (for example, meals for disabled children at school), then the further algorithm will be as follows:

1. Write a statement addressed to the school principal notifying that your family has the right to this form of social support.
2. Prepare documentation that will confirm these rights.
3. Provide this package of documents to the school administration.
4. Next, the documents are sent to the guardianship and trusteeship authorities, where a decision is made on the provision of benefits.

An application for discounted meals must be submitted in advance, usually in the previous academic year. In other words, in order to receive the benefit in 2017-2018, a package of documents must be provided before June 2017. But situations are also possible when the right to a benefit appears during study (change in family composition, etc.) or the child moves to another school - in this case, the student will have the right to use the next calendar month after submitting the application.

How to write an application

The application is written in any form, the main thing is that it contains data on which a discount on the cost of school meals will be provided. A properly drafted appeal consists of three parts:

• “Hats”, which indicates who this document is intended for and who compiled it (the surname and initials of the director of the educational institution are given, and below - the applicant’s data). Below you need to write “Application” in the middle of the line.
• The content of the main part of the application depends on the specific reason (large family, disability of parents, etc.) that must be indicated. The accompanying documents that are attached to the application are also mentioned here. For example, for low-income families, the text will be as follows: “I ask you to provide free meals to my son Ivan Maksimov, a 7b grade student. Our family is poor. The monthly income for each family member is 8,234 rubles (a certificate from the Social Security Department is attached).”
• In the final part, you can indicate that during illness or other valid reasons for the student’s absence, meals remain with the class. The applicant's signature, surname, initials and date of application are placed last.

Documents for free meals at school

The submitted documentation is reviewed by the school administration, and if the decision is positive, the child is added to the list to receive preferential meals. The basic package of documents should include:

• Application addressed to the director.
• Child's birth certificate.
• A copy of the passport of the parent submitting the application.

Depending on the situation, a family or child may fall into different categories for free (or partially paid) school meals. Therefore, additional documents must be attached to the basic package. For example, for large families the list will be as follows:

• Certificate informing about family composition.
• A copy of the birth certificates (passports) of all minor children (or up to 23 years of age if studying full-time at a university, for regions where a similar age limit is adopted).
• A copy of the document confirming the status of a mother of many children.

If a disabled child is entitled to receive benefits, the list will be different. The package of documents for this situation contains:

• A copy of the medical report on the assignment of disability due to physical limitations.
• Certificate of family composition.

If a schoolchild has at least one parent who is disabled, he also has the right to preferential feeding. To receive this benefit, prepare:

• A copy of the passport of the parent with disabilities.
• A copy of the medical and social examination certificate (MSE) about the parent’s disability.

If a child’s family has low-income and/or single-parent status, then he/she also has the right to free school breakfasts and lunches. To do this, add to the basic package of documents:

• A certificate stating that the family belongs to the category of low-income people, that is, each family member has an income less than the subsistence level. If there is an adult non-working family member, a registration document with the Employment Center or an ITU conclusion on the impossibility of labor activity for health.
• The act of examining the living conditions in the family is carried out by the class teacher.

Having lost one of the breadwinners, a student also falls into the preferential category. Additionally you need to prepare:

• A copy of the death certificate of one of the parents.
• A document stating that the student receives a survivor's pension from the state.
• Certificate of family composition.

The school canteen will also feed orphans who have ended up in foster families or received guardianship for free. For this purpose the following papers are prepared:

• A copy of the resolution of the social service (guardianship and trusteeship authorities) on the appointment of a guardian.
• Family composition document.

If one of the parents is a victim of Chernobyl accident, then this is also the basis for social nutrition. The school administration is additionally provided with:

• A copy of the parent’s passport, which gives rise to the right to the benefit.
• A document that he is a victim of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Video

The prosecutor of the Central Administrative District of Moscow explains

Question: Who is eligible for free school meals?

Answer: The procedure for providing free meals is determined by the regulations of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and municipalities.

In the city of Moscow, by Order of the Moscow Department of Education dated December 30, 2010 N 2168, the following types free food.

1. All students in grades 1-4 of general education institutions have the right to free breakfast (clause 2.3 of the Order).

2. The right to free breakfast and lunch is granted to children belonging to socially vulnerable categories of citizens:

Children from large families and low-income families;

Orphans and children left without parental care (legal representatives);

Children under guardianship (trusteeship), children in foster families;

Disabled children and children with limited health capabilities;

Children with parents who are disabled people of group I or II;

Children receiving a survivor's pension;

Students of 1-11 classes of special (correctional) general education

schools (clauses 2.4,2.5.1 of the Order).

3. The following have the right to free three meals a day (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack)

Students of state educational institutions "School of Health";

Students of grades 5-11 of cadet boarding schools;

Pupils of special educational institutions;

Students of grades 1-11 of cadet schools;

Pupils of boarding schools who do not live in an educational institution;

Students of special (correctional) general education boarding schools.

4. Students and residents of special (correctional) general education boarding schools, cadet boarding schools and state boarding educational institutions have the right to free five meals a day (first and second breakfasts, afternoon tea, dinner) (clause 2.8 of the Order ).

5. Students of state educational institutions for orphans and children without parental care (legal representatives) have the right to free six meals a day (first and second breakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea, first and second dinners) (clause 2.8 of the Order).

To receive these benefits, parents (legal representatives) must submit an application to the educational institution, as well as official document, confirming the corresponding status. It is not necessary to submit such a document if the right to free meals arises in connection with the child’s education or stay in the relevant educational institution.

1. For children from large families - a copy of the document on large families (certificate).

2. For children from low-income families - a copy of a document from the district department of social protection of the population, which confirms that the family has received the status of a low-income family, as well as a copy of the birth certificate.

3. For orphans and children left without parental care (legal representatives), children under guardianship (trusteeship), children in foster families - a copy of the resolution on the appointment of a guardian (trustee), a copy

birth certificates.

4. For disabled children and children with limited health capabilities - a copy of the disability certificate, a copy of the birth certificate.

5. For children with disabled parents of group I or II - a copy of the parent’s disability certificate, a copy of the birth certificate.

6. For children receiving a survivor's pension - a copy of the document confirming the child's receipt of a survivor's pension, a copy of the parent's death certificate, a copy of the birth certificate.

Financial assistance to certain categories of citizens is provided for a variety of reasons. different types. These include subsidies, and other types of government-appointed support. Such assistance also exists in the area of ​​school nutrition. Lunches and breakfasts are provided to children of families of certain categories. Who exactly is entitled to such assistance in the coming academic year and what documents are needed in order to apply for it?

Table of contents:

Types of free school meals

Exactly how much money is spent on unpaid food for children in schools, and who regulates the distribution of finances on this issue, is established in Federal Law. It goes under the number 273-F3. The fourth paragraph states that free meals in schools are organized using revenues from regional budgets. The right to control and regulate this process is transferred to the management of these regions. And the food itself, its composition and the requirements that are put forward for it are regulated by general sanitary standards. Violation of these will result in severe penalties.

There are several types of free food. What type works on certain territory, depends on what budget the regional administration has allocated for social needs.

• Breakfast is provided at the expense of budget funds.
• The budget guarantees certain discounts on lunches and breakfasts in schools.
• The regional office guarantees each student both a free breakfast and a free lunch.

Important fact

The legislation separately identifies families that fall into the category of low-income or vulnerable. For them, both breakfast and lunch are free, regardless of what type of subsidized food is available in the region.

Who is entitled to subsidized meals in schools?

It is worth noting that the legislation does not establish exact lists of categories of children who are entitled to preferential nutritional conditions. Such lists are established at the regional level and, depending on the territory, can differ quite significantly. But, if you do a little research, you can note the most frequently mentioned categories of citizens entitled to free meals in schools:

You can find out exactly which categories of citizens fall under the preferential meal program from the administration of the educational institution. Also, such subsidies can be assigned to a family that does not fall under any of the categories, but finds itself in a difficult financial situation. To do this, it is necessary to officially notify the school management and indicate exactly what factors led to the fact that it is now impossible to pay for the child’s meals in full. Each such situation is decided on an individual basis. And such a benefit, in the above case, cannot last longer than one academic year.

How to apply for food benefits at school

This benefit, like any other type of financial assistance, does not come into force automatically. The fact that the family has the right to such a subsidy must be notified to the relevant authorities by sending there the necessary package of documents. The deadlines during which people have the right to apply for free meals are set at the regional level. But in the overwhelming majority of cases they last from the beginning of the school year until the end of May.

It is worth noting the case when a family receives the status of having many children in the middle of the year. In this case, documents can be submitted at the time of inclusion in this category, and food benefits will come into force from the beginning of the next month.

In order to apply for free meals, parents must provide the school administration with the following documents:

• An application drawn up for the director of the educational institution. It needs to notify him of the right to apply for free food.
• A certificate providing complete information about the current family composition.
• , confirming the birth of the child and his relationship with the applicant.
• A copy of the identity documents of the applicant's parents or guardians.

Depending on which category the family applying for benefits falls into, the following documents may be needed:

The entire list of documents that need to be provided to the school administration for free meals can be found in the administration of the educational institution.