Free school meal support is being extended into the October half term holidays by Manchester council. At an executive meeting this afternoon (Wednesday), plans to extend voucher provision into the break later this month were announced and approved.
As a result, supermarket vouchers worth £15 per eligible child, from nursery through to Year 14, will be funded by the council over the October half term. READ MORE:'Greater Manchester deserves better': Prime Minister speaks on the failings of GMP The council said the move is a response to the government’s decision to end the Universal Credit uplift, as well as growing fuel prices and financial pressures on the the most in need Manchester families.
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