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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eleanor Busby

£600 million injected to extend support for poorer children during school holidays

Government funding for a programme which offers children from low-income families free meals and activities during the school holidays will be extended.

Some £600 million is being invested to extend the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme – which funds councils to provide holiday childcare, activities and food for children eligible for free school meals – for another three years.

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