Once One-click payments is set up on parents account they may also be able to turn on Auto top-up to automatically add credit to their child's meal balance when it falls below a minimum amount.
This article will teach you...
What Auto top-up is and how parents can use it.
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To use Auto top-up parents must set up One-click payments on their account. The Auto top-up facility will only become available once this setup is completed and authorised.
Auto Top-up is currently only available to certain payers. Further roll-out of this service is ongoing.
What is Auto top-up?
Auto top-up is an automated service that uses One-click payments to add credit to a child's meal balance when it falls below a certain value. Both the amount topped up and the minimum amount are configurable.
This is a simple and efficient way to always ensure that a child has the balance required to purchase a nutritious school meal.
How often is Auto top-up checked/updated?
Balances are checked once per day (currently between 1800 – 1900 GMT though times may vary). If a child's meal balance has fallen below the minimum value set by the parent at this time, the service will use the One-click payments service to add the pre-defined top-up amount they have set..
What can it be used for?
Auto top-up is currently only available for non-bookable school meal services.
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Auto top-up does not operate during holiday periods (as determined by the school’s term dates within ParentPay).
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Low balance alerts are no longer needed for balances that are automatically topped up and are therefore disabled for that payment item.
How can a parent set up Auto top-up?
The following parent article explains how the service is set up within their Parent Application.