Written Question·Department for Education·UIN HL2469

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

Tabled: 21 July 2026
Answered: 4 August 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential merits of expanding the automatic eligibility criteria for the Holiday Activities and Food programme to include all care-experienced children, including those who are looked a

Answer

The government recognises that care-experienced children, including children who are looked after, living in kinship care or adopted, can face additional challenges.The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme, backed by over £600 million of funding fo...
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