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Food vouchers for Free School Meals children (May 2023 holidays)
In the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget
Statement, it was announced there would be a fourth round of the
Household Support Fund to cover the period from April 2023 to March
2024, with a further £1 billion (£842m for England)
being released to councils, to support those most in need with the
cost of food, energy and water bills, phone, broadband and clothing
and in exceptional cases, housing costs.
Due to the late release of government guidance and the impending
May holidays, the Council will use a proportion of the £8m
grant, to assist 22,600 Free School Meal/Pupil Premium children
during this period, by awarding a £15 voucher in respect of
each child. The spend accounts for £340k of the allocation
for this week only. This commitment is in line with previous
support provided to these children for most school holidays since
October 2020, by Bristol City Council.
The contract supplier has been chosen using the CSS framework and
is a continuation of an existing and well-established good quality
provision by them. A full procurement process will be in place for
any future spend in this area and is included in the May Cabinet
report. This OED is to enable a ‘bridging’ contract to
allow for food vouchers to be in place and distributed before 26
May 2023.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/03/2023
Decision due: 23 Feb 2023 by Chief Executive
Lead member: Councillor Craig Cheney, Designated Deputy Mayor with responsibility for City Economy Finance & Performance cllr.craig.cheney@bristol.gov.uk
Contact: Matthew Kendall Email: matthew.kendall@bristol.gov.uk.
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