Denbighshire County Council has welcomed news that the Welsh Government is continuing to make funding available to make free school meal payments for eligible pupils during school holidays, in response to the cost of living crisis.
The council has made arrangements for these
payments to be made for the forthcoming Christmas holidays (26th December
to 6th January), with the payment due to be made on Friday 23rd December.
Parents / guardians are being informed that
the payments are being made based on eligibility for Free School Meals.
This is completely separate to the roll out of
Universal Primary Free School Meals which has seen Reception age children being
able to access free meals this school term and will be extended to Year 1
pupils in January 2023.
Councillor Gill German, Cabinet Lead Member
for Education, Children and Families, said:
“We welcome this funding as it will provide
reassurance to some families, given the cost-of-living crisis. We want to make
sure all children receive a proper meal and this payment, made directly into
bank accounts of eligible parents automatically, will help with this cost.”
* For more information go to: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/education-and-schools/grants-and-funding/free-school-meals.aspx
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