Effective July 1, 2025, New York schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or the School Breakfast Program (SBP) will offer reimbursable meals to students at no cost. Hauppauge Public Schools participates in both programs.
Benefits are scaled between household sizes and annual income. The free meal scale includes free lunch, breakfast, and milk, while the reduced-price eligibility scale offers lunch and breakfast.
Households that must complete an application for free and reduced-price school meals include:
Households that currently include children who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Association Program (SNAP), but who are not found during the Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP);
Households that currently receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Households that currently receive benefits from the Food Distribution Program or Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
The application must list the child’s name, a valid SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number, and the signature of an adult household member.
When applications are received by the School Food Authority (SFA), households will be notified of their children’s eligibility. No application is necessary if the household was notified by the SFA if their children have already been approved.
Households unsure of their children’s eligibility should contact the school.
Eligibility categories also extend to a child’s legal designation, particularly under the “Other Source Category Eligibility”, such as children who are homeless, migrants, runaways, foster children, or enrolled in Head Start or an eligible Pre-K program.
Foster children legally under the responsibility of a foster care or agency court are eligible for free benefits, while foster children in any household are eligible for free benefits regardless of household income. Separate applications for foster children are not necessary. Non-foster children in a foster household, while not eligible for free benefits on that basis, will not jeopardize a foster child’s eligibility.
Children in homes that receive Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits may be eligible for the meal program through the application process.
Applications can be submitted any time during the school year to Hauppauge Public Schools, P.O. Box 6006, Hauppauge, NY 11788, Attn: Free & Redacted Price Meals.
Applicants are encouraged to call 631-761-8215 with any questions about the application process.
If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling of their child’s eligibility, he or she can make an oral or written request for an appeal hearing. Hauppauge’s Hearing Official has been designated as Rebecca Bilski, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services, and can be reached at the same P.O. Box address listed above.
