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To: Department for Education
Reverse Cuts to Holiday Hunger Payments
We the undersigned, are calling the Department for Education to reverse its decision to withdraw funding for school holiday meal payments for children entitled to free school meals.
Why is this important?
Since July 2020, families of 96,000 children eligible for free school meals have received fortnightly payments of £27 per child during school holidays.
These payments were made to parents to make up for the lack of free school meals while the schools were closed.
The Department says it can't fund the payments anymore. Leaving the announcement to the last minute - mere days before the Easter break - will cause serious stress for parents. During a cost of living crisis, it is indefensible.