Families eligible for free school meals will be provided with supermarket vouchers for the half term holiday next week (Monday, May 30 – Friday, June 3). The City Council has again made £15-per-week vouchers available to all children who receive free school meals (FSM) over holiday periods.
Nottingham City Council has secured the funding through the Government’s Household Support Grant Scheme - the grant can be used to support vulnerable households until September 2022. Nottingham has around 17,800 children eligible for FSM.
The vouchers will be issued to parents through schools. However, the Government’s grant requirements are changing, with a greater proportion of the grant now required to be spent supporting pensioner households. Support for tackling holiday hunger will definitely be available until 2024 through free Holiday Activity Clubs.
