Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 46925

Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Low Incomes

Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 2 May 2025

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in the level of funding for holiday activities and food programmes on children from lower-income backgrounds.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
The department invests in free holiday club places for children in low-income families, with all 153 local authorities in England delivering in the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays.The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme is delivered by local...

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