The Government has announced that children eligible for benefits-related free school meals, will continue to receive support over the summer holidays. Full details are still to be announced, but we know:
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The Government will establish a ‘Covid Summer Food Fund’ to provide food vouchers over the six week holiday period.
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The Scheme will cost around £120m
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This is in addition to the £63m already announced to help councils provide support for low-income families over the summer
This is a great outcome and a victory for collaborative campaigning. Three cheers for the government for listening to the clear community views on this issue and a special mention for one footballer who spoke so eloquently about his own experience of food insecurity!
You can read the BBC News article on the government’s decision here.
