Free SCRAP meal vouchers - find out which ones are still offering them this Christmas

The government's Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) scheme continues this year, where councils receive funding to help provide meals and activities for children< /p> Not all councils offer free school meal vouchers or cash (

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Thousands of struggling families will be able to get help paying for food this Christmas - but more than 20 councils have now dropped out of the scheme.

The government's Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) scheme continues this year, under which councils receive funding to help provide meals and activities for children.

The program is open to school-aged children from reception to grade 11 who receive free school meals linked to benefits.

And it came after Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford campaigned tirelessly for vouchers and cash for families with children benefiting from gn free school meals during the pandemic.

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But now several councils in England have stopped offering vouchers or cash this year for food.

And some councils said they provide funds in other ways.