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very specific holiday food vouchers for children who had received free school meals in term time was still being offered. initially this was brought about by the successful campaign by marcus rashford in 2020 and in most cases, the offer is still a £15 a week voucher each week for the christmas holiday. when you get into the minutiae of it, the picture around the country differs. nine councils have opted not to provide a specific christmas food voucher for children provide a specific christmas food voucherfor children per provide a specific christmas food voucher for children per se. provide a specific christmas food voucherfor children per se. instead offering a one off payment that could be used for heating the family home and other supplies generally. then we have 12 councils who are doing neither of those and instead of planning resources behind the government funding holiday activities and food programme. these are council run sessions, ranging from things like boulder ring to ar
in eligibility criteria for support is quite a low threshold. there are lots of families in the communities struggling who are not quite eligible to receive free school meals and thus holiday support. the government says there are lots of ways councils can help other than a voucher scheme. they have already ploughed £1.2 billion into the household support fund and has announced more funds towards the holiday activities and food programme. holiday activities and food programme- holiday activities and food programme. holiday activities and food rouramme. . ~ y . programme. thank you very much, paula lynch programme. thank you very much, paula lynch from programme. thank you very much, paula lynch from the bbc s shared data unit. if your family is affected by this decision to drop these holiday food vouchers, get in touch with me on twitter and if you are a teacher working in a food bank in one of those areas, get in touch. you can get in touch about any of the other stories we ar
various messages very well indeed. we must leave it there, but very good to have your thoughts and insight. the bbc has found that more than 20 councils in england have dropped holiday food voucher programmes for children receiving free school meals. the local government association said some authorities could not afford to continue the schemes and were choosing other ways to help those struggling with the cost of living in their communities. but campaigners say it s vitally important all eligible children receive help. paul lynch from the bbc shared data unit said the figures vary across the country. the upper tier councils in england, we wanted to see if the holiday food vouchers were still being offered. if you remember, this is a policy originally brought about by the
this is bbc news. i m chris rogers. the headlines at 8pm: the conflict between israel and palestinian militants continues despite reports that the two sides have agreed to a ceasefire. at least a0 people including several children have been killed in the violence since friday. the two conservative party leadership contenders vying to be the next prime minister outline how they plan to help people cope with the rising cost of living. but former prime minister gordon brown says much more action is needed. a bbc news investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. archie battersbee s family call for an inquiry into his care a day after he died, following the withdrawal of life support.
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