The Welsh Government has made a commitment to provide free school meals (UPFSM) to all primary school pupils.
This article will teach you...
How to set a daily allowance amount for all pupils eligible for UPFSM.
NOTE
UPFSM is called UIFSM (Universal Infant Free School Meals) throughout the Cypad system.
Meal Selection Users
- Go to System > Sites > select a Site > Meal Selection tab [1]
INFO
All databases have the Daily FSM Allowance set to a default value of £3.00. School Administrators can set the site level config Daily FSM Allowance which will override the database level default value.
- Change the FSM Daily Allowance [2] if you want a different fiscal value.
- When you have configured the FSM daily allowance click Save [3].
NOTE
If the Site or Database level 'FSM Daily Allowance' is changed, UIFSM/FSM Students that have already taken a meal for that day will continue to use the previous 'FSM Daily Allowance' until the following day.
Meal Manager Users
- Go to Settings > Site Info > Basic Info
INFO
All databases have the Daily FSM Allowance set to a default value of £3.00. School Administrators can set the site level config Daily FSM Allowance which will override the database level default value.
- Change the FSM Daily Allowance [1] if you want a different fiscal value.
- When you have configured the FSM daily allowance click Save [2].
NOTE
If the Site or Database level 'FSM Daily Allowance' is changed, UIFSM/FSM Students that have already taken a meal for that day will continue to use the previous 'FSM Daily Allowance' until the following day.