Fw: Free School Meals Support during October half-term week

[Alison Paterson]

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From : Karen Wilson - Karen....@dccarers.org
Sent : 27/10/2020 10:10:42
Subject : Fw: Free School Meals Support during October half-term week

Hi 

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From: Barbara Hughes <Barbara...@dccarers.org>
Sent: 27 October 2020 10:00
To: allusers <allu...@dccarers.org>
Subject: Fw: Free School Meals Support during October half-term week

 

Please see below information on free school meals during the October holidays.

Barbara

    

From: Fiona Barber - Project Support Officer <fiona....@durham.gov.uk>

Sent: 27 October 2020 09:54
Subject: Free School Meals Support during October half-term week

 

Good morning,

 

We would be grateful if you could share the following information as widely as possible to ensure that everyone who could benefit from this additional support can receive it.

 

Following the announcement on Friday that Durham County Council would be providing assistance during this holiday week to those eligible for free school meals, we are pleased to share with you the details of how parents and carers can access it. Those eligible parents will be able to claim  £15  per child for the half term week, to be spent on food supplies.

 

A form has been developed that will sit on Durham County Council’s website at http://www.durham.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals Parents and carers can fill out their details and those who are eligible will be sent a QR code to their phone. This code can be redeemed for a cash value of £15 at any PayPoint/Post Office and used to buy food and drink supplies. Details of where these points are located can be found at https://paypoint.com/en-gb/consumers/store-locator or http://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder

 

Anyone who struggles to access the internet or who needs additional support can call the County Durham Together Community Hub, where staff will be on hand to either assist them with the forms or talk through their other options.

 

Please note, the scheme only applies to children whose parents receive certain benefits – further details are available on the website.

 

Durham County Council are aware that there are many community groups and venues that are already providing excellent support and provisions for people in our communities and they wish to stress that they are not looking to replace this great work. However, they recognise that this support is not an option for everyone, for a range of reasons, and hope that the council’s scheme will ensure that no child goes hungry during this holiday week.

 

Kind regards,

 

Fiona

 

Fiona Barber

Support Officer

Weardale Action Partnership

 

Telephone : 03000 268 507

fiona....@durham.gov.uk

 

 

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