Question reference: S6O-02195
- Date lodged: 26 April 2023
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Current status: Answered by Natalie Don on 4 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to local authorities to tackle child hunger during the school holidays.
Answer
We are providing local authorities with £21.75 million to help families, who are eligible for free school meals on the basis of low income, with the cost of buying food during the 2023-24 school holidays.
This funding forms part of the most generous Free School Meals package anywhere in the UK.
In addition, by the end of this Parliament we are committed to building a system of year-round school age childcare, for those on the lowest incomes, that will integrate food and childcare provision where appropriate.