Date: 09.09.2017

clause 2.4. Provide TWO HOT MEALS a day at the expense of the Moscow city budget to students in grades 1-11 of state educational institutions implementing basic general education programs, belonging to the category:

• - children from large families;
• - children from 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 disabilities;
• - children with parents who are disabled in groups 1 or 2;
• - children receiving a survivor's pension.

clause 3. Make monthly compensation payments for food:

3.1. For students of state educational institutions of the city of Moscow that implement general education programs (except for boarding institutions), from the categories listed in clause 2.4 of the order:

• - those who do not eat at a state educational institution due to health reasons in accordance with a medical report;
• - homeschoolers;
• - students in the form of family education;
• - students studying in general education programs at the State Educational Institution Center for Education "Teaching Technology" and included in the main contingent.
• 3.2. The amount of compensation for students of the categories listed in clause 2.4 of the order is determined:
• - based on the cost of a one-time hot meal (breakfast) - 49.0 rubles;
• - based on the cost of two hot meals a day (breakfast and lunch) for students in grades 1-4 - 142.0 rubles, for students in grades 5-11 - 151.0 rubles.

Explanation:

A disabled child has the right to TWO FREE HOT MEALS a day at school. To confirm this benefit, you must write an application addressed to the director and provide a copy of the ITU certificate confirming this benefit.

If you are required to provide additional information, find out on what legislation they are doing this. Should not!

If you decide to REFUSE free meals at school, you have the right to a monthly compensation payment for meals in the amount for students in grades 1-4 - 142.0 rubles, for students in grades 5-11 - 151.0 rubles.

This payment can be used by both a child studying at home and attending school, in the second case, provided that you provide a medical certificate that the child is not eating for health reasons.

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Many adults, when sending their children to school, don’t even think about who is entitled to free meals at school in 2017, and it’s no secret that a lot of money is often spent on this. All issues related to benefits and payments and privileges for certain categories of citizens, including children, are dealt with by social care authorities, and if you think that your child is entitled to preferential meals, contact social workers. In addition, all the information you are interested in, as a rule, is available on the official websites of social services; advice from the journal Privateness will help you understand this issue.

Types of subsidized meals, and who is entitled to free meals at school

Before we talk about who is entitled to free meals at school in 2017, we should say a few words about what types of meals there are. Depending on the capabilities of a particular region and local municipality, and if the child falls into a preferential category, he will be offered three preferential meal options:

• The standard option is when the child is offered a free breakfast, but lunch must be paid in full.
• Free breakfast and lunch, but this type of reduced meal plan is not common.
• Providing benefits for paying for lunch, but in this case you will still have to pay some part of the cost of lunch.

Be that as it may, you should not ignore the opportunity to save, because the money spent on food can be used for clothes and other needs of the child. Now it’s worth figuring out who is entitled to subsidized meals:

• First of all, free school meals are provided for children from large families. In this case, we are talking about families where three or more children are growing up.
• Free school meals are also provided for the loss of a breadwinner, and this is quite justified, because raising a child alone today is extremely difficult.
• It is also practiced in all regions of Russia to provide free school meals for children of single mothers - this is one of the most common categories of beneficiaries, since women quite often give birth to children without being legally married.
• If you can prove this status, you can qualify for free school meals for low-income people, and every year, unfortunately, there are more and more such people.

Regardless of which category of beneficiaries a child belongs to, adults should know what documents are needed to apply for free meals at school. Often the process of collecting them takes a long time, but it is worth it. To get advice on this issue, you don’t even need to contact a lawyer, because explanatory work is part of the responsibilities of social workers, who must tell you what documents are needed for free meals at school.

For example, in order to receive free school meals for large families, you will need to provide copies of your parents’ documents and a marriage certificate; you will also have to collect children’s birth certificates and a certificate of family composition. Parents will also have to take an ID photo (standard photo size is 3x4 cm). A child whose mother has collected a package of documents that includes all of the above documents, with the exception of a marriage certificate, can apply for free meals at a school for children of single mothers.

The situation is somewhat more complicated with low-income Russians, who must prove that the funds they earn or receive in the form of benefits and alimony are not enough to provide food for the child. Perhaps your child falls into another category of beneficiaries, so it is worth knowing exactly who is entitled to free school meals in 2017, and, in addition to the listed categories, these may be the children of the liquidators of the Chernobyl accident, as well as children with a certain disability group

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Proper and nutritious nutrition is one of the main conditions for the healthy development of children. Currently, issues of compensation for meals for schoolchildren fall within the competence of the regions - they independently determine who and in what amount will pay these expenses from the local budget.

The Moscow authorities provide funding for free meals for schoolchildren as part of the “Comprehensive Program of Social Protection Measures for Moscow Residents.” Catering in city schools is carried out on the basis of the Russian Federation Law “On Education” dated July 10, 1992 No. 3266-1, “Model Regulations on a General Educational Institution” approved by the Government of the Russian Federation No. 196 dated March 19, 2001, and Moscow City Law No. 60 dated November 23. 2005 “On social support for families with children in the city of Moscow” and order of the Moscow Department of Education No. 598 dated 08/29/2011 “On the organization of meals for students, pupils and students of educational institutions of the Moscow Department of Education system in the first half of the 2011-2012 academic year "

In accordance with these regulations, students from socially vulnerable families have the right to free lunches at school, namely children:

• from large families;
• orphans left without parental care and under guardianship;
• people with disabilities and people with disabilities;
• parents of disabled people of groups 1-2;
• those who have lost their breadwinner and are receiving a survivor's pension;
• from families recognized as low-income;
• from families that are officially recognized as having found themselves in a difficult life situation (provided there is sufficient funding).

How to get free meals at school?

To apply for compensation for meals for schoolchildren, parents submit an application to the school director and provide documents confirming their right to this benefit:

• for large families - a copy of the ID card of a large family of the city of Moscow;
• for guardians and trustees - an order on the appointment of a guardian;
• for parents of children with disabilities and disabled people - a copy of the medical certificate and disability certificate;
• for parents who are disabled people of groups 1-2 - a copy of the disability certificate;
• for families receiving a survivor's pension - a certificate from the social protection authorities;
• for low-income families - a certificate of subsidy for housing and communal services and documents confirming that the family is officially recognized as low-income. A family can be recognized as low-income if the income for each family member is less than the minimum subsistence level established in the city of Moscow. The cost of living is established quarterly by Resolutions of the Moscow City Government “On establishing the cost of living in the city of Moscow.”

Children from families who find themselves in difficult life situations can receive free meals only if there are free budget places. To do this, you will need to submit documents confirming this status.

Due to the fact that the financing of compensation for meals for schoolchildren is entrusted to local budgets, this issue has been resolved differently in different regions of Russia. According to Rospotrebnadzor, in Russia as a whole, no more than 77% of schoolchildren were provided with hot meals in 2011, mainly primary school students.

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. The breakfasts and lunches that a schoolchild receives in the canteen undergo a special test for energy value, content of vitamins and microelements, so such a diet can be called balanced and healthy.

What is free school meals?

At current prices for school breakfasts and lunches, paying for them constitutes a serious part of the family budget expenses and not all parents can afford them. 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 financing of subsidized 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 with 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 meals 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). It is quite possible that the administration of a secondary school may not be aware of all regional subsidies, so parents should thoroughly study this issue. 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 or 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 working for health reasons is required.
• 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 the 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.

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Financial assistance to certain categories of citizens is provided for many reasons in different forms. 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?

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. Which type operates in a 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 a meal benefit 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.

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.