Pupil Deprivation Grant

Pupil Deprivation Grant 2022-2023

The Welsh Government introduced the Pupil Deprivation Grant (PDG) in April 2012. This is additional funding to help address national inequalities between the achievements of children eligible for free school meals and/or children who are looked after when compared with their peers.

At Mount Street Infant School we have a comprehensive plan to promote progress and remove barriers to learning so that all students can achieve success. We have high expectations of all.

In 2022-2023 we received £14,950 in PDG funding and £12,650 Early Years PDG funding. The money is being spent as follows:

  • Employment of an additional TA to support literacy in early years.
  • Employment of additional TA to support literacy and numeracy in Year 1 and Year 2.
  • Develop approaches to help parents support their children with their learning.
  • Develop the social and emotional skills of targeted pupils
  • Purchase resources, licences to support the above objectives including Nessy and Makaton

Information for parents

If you are on a low income, we can help you with the cost of school meals for any pupil in full time education.

Free School Meals

If you register for free school meals, even if your child decides never to have a school lunch, you can:

  • Save up to £400 a year for each primary school child
  • Help your school and other schools in Powys to benefit from funding because you have registered
  • Registering for Free School Meals might also qualify you for other help and assistance.

To register is easy and confidential. You don’t have to tell the school.

If your child decides to have the school meal on any day they just have the meal provided. Powys schools have systems which mean it is impossible for other pupils to know who is receiving free school meals.

Who can get free meals?

To get free meals in Powys schools, the parents/carers must get one of the following:

  1. Income Support
  2. Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based)
  3. If you are an Asylum Seeker getting support under the Immigration and Asylum Act.
  4. State Pension Guaranteed Credit
  5. Employment and Support Allowance – Income based
  6. Child Tax Credit – as long as you are not getting an amount for childcare paid with your CTC, or getting Working Tax Credit. HM Revenue & Customs must also have worked out your household income as £16,190 a year or less.
  7. Universal Credit – as long as your annual net earnings are £7400 or less

You can also get free school meals if you are entitled to a Working Tax Credit ‘run-on’ payment for four weeks after stopping work or reducing working hours to under 16 hours a week.

Please click here for the application form.