Decision agreed to use funding of £460,920.00 provided by the Department for Education to award grants to providers to deliver the Holiday Activities and Food programme and cover additional costs, for example, training, promotional materials and administration. To increase the hourly rate paid to providers to reflect the rising cost of energy bills and food.
To ensure there is a range of activities across the county to offer to eligible children through the Free School Meals scheme the opportunity to attend the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. 15% of the grant can be allocated to children not eligible for Free School Meals, if they meet the criteria determined by the Local Authority. The programme will offer up to 96 hours of face to face activities over the Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays and include a nutritional meal as per the framework set out by the Department for Education.