Decision details

Household Support Fund

Decision Maker: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider a scheme to implement and distribute Household Support Grant funding recently received from the Government

Decisions:

69.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services regarding the use some of the Household Support Fund to provide food vouchers over the May half-term and Summer school holidays to pupils eligible for free school meals.

69.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to agree the proposed use of approximately £1,106,700 of the Household Support Fund to provide food vouchers over the May half-term and Summer school holidays to pupils eligible for free school meals between May 2022 and September 2022.

 

Reason

69.3 The HSF provides an opportunity to provide support to East Sussex families and individuals who are experiencing financial challenges, including the provision of food vouchers to eligible children and families.

Report author: Jessica Stubbings

Publication date: 26/04/2022

Date of decision: 26/04/2022

Decided at meeting: 26/04/2022 - Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability

Effective from: 04/05/2022

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