Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 84403
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the criteria for additional summer holiday support to include all (a) kinship carers and (b) low-income families.
Answer
Olivia BaileyThrough our Plan for Change, the government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. On 28 August 2025, we confirmed over £600 million for the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme for the next three financial years, from 2026/27. ...
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