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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Eleanor Busby

Scheme offering free meals and activities to poorer pupils in holidays extended

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has called on eligible parents in England to take up the childcare offer (PA) -

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

The Department for Education (DfE) has said working families on free school meals could save more than £800 a year thanks to its investment into holiday clubs.

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