SCHOOL students in Wokingham will be provided with free meals over the summer half term, the council has confirmed.

It was announced on the website earlier today, July 9, that the remaining funds from the government's Covid Local Support grant will be used to ensure students with receive benefits-related free school meals during term time will have access to healthy meals during the summer months.

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The Wokingham Borough Council has detailed that each child eligible to have the free meals will be supported with the value of £15 per child, per week, and vouchers will be distributed via schools to the families.

Cllr Graham Howe, executive member for children’s services, said: “This has been a really difficult year for all of us, but particularly so for families with young children whose lives have been so disrupted.

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"The council wants to ensure that no child in Wokingham Borough goes hungry this summer and that parents are given the support they need to feed their families in these difficult times.

“We hope that the combination of providing food vouchers and free places at holiday activity sessions over the summer help our children and young people enjoy their summer holidays and help the families in the borough who most need our support.

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"It’s been a challenging year and these young people have earned a bit of summer fun."

For more information, visit news.wokingham.gov.uk/news/free-school-meals-to-continue-through-summer-holidays-1/.