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School Milk Subsidy Scheme
Find out how to apply for approval under the scheme, how to claim for the subsidy, how much you can claim and what records you need to keep.
The scheme subsidises the cost of milk, certain milk products and yoghurts for schoolchildren in England, Scotland and Wales. This means that the products can be sold to schoolchildren at a lower price. Schools must offer drinking milk before they can supply other eligible milk products or yoghurts.
Schools, local authorities, suppliers or other organisations can claim for the subsidy.
In England, Scotland and Wales the scheme is run by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
There is different guidance below for milk consumed:
- before 1 August 2017
- from 1 August 2017
Contact RPA
Email: trader@rpa.gov.uk
Telephone: 03300 416 500
School Milk Subsidy Team
Rural Payments Agency
Lancaster House
Hampshire Court
Newcastle Business Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7YH
School milk subsidy scheme - milk consumed from 1 August 2017
Find out how to apply for approval under the scheme, how to claim for school milk subsidies, how much you can claim and what records you need to keep.
This guidance is for milk consumed from 1 August 2017
Different guidance applies for milk consumed before 1 August 2017
- Eligibility for the school milk subsidy scheme - milk consumed from 1 August 2017
- Records you must keep if you claim for the school milk subsidy – milk consumed from 1 August 2017
- Apply for approval to claim for the school milk subsidy – milk consumed from 1 August 2017
- Calculate your school milk subsidy milk consumed from 1 august 2017
- How to claim for the school milk subsidy – milk consumed from 1 August 2017
School milk subsidy scheme - milk consumed before 1 August 2017
Find out how to apply for school milk subsidies, how much you can claim and what records you need to keep.
This guidance is for milk consumed before 1 August 2017
The deadline for RPA to receive claims for milk consumed before 1 August is explained in How to claim for school milk subsidy under ‘When to claim’.
Different guidance applies for milk consumed from 1 August 2017
- Eligibility for the school milk subsidy scheme - milk consumed before 1 August 2017
- Apply to claim the school milk subsidy - milk consumed before 1 August 2017
- How to claim a school milk subsidy - milk consumed before 1 August 2017
- Records school milk claimants must keep - milk consumed before 1 August 2017
- Calculate your school milk subsidy - milk consumed before 1 August 2017
Relevant regulations
These are the regulations relating to the School Milk Subsidy Scheme.