West Berkshire Council to provide food vouchers to children over Easter
The Easter school holiday runs from April 1 to April 16, 2021. The voucher scheme is being funded primarily through the £96,955 recently allocated to West Berkshire from the extended Covid winter grant allowance provided by the government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The council is topping up this allocation with an additional £12,415 to cover the full expected cost of implementation. Details on how the vouchers will be implemented are being issued to schools and early year settings. Children in school not currently receiving FSMs but considered by the school as vul...
Source: readingchronicle.co.uk