Free school meals and help with bills fund extended over Easter holidays

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Free school meals and help with bills extended over Easter holidays as Covid Winter Scheme gets £59m boost

The cash is handed out by local authorities across England and payments are worth up to £150 in some areas.

For example, of the latest £59.1million funding boost, Derbyshire has been allocated £758,227 while the City of London has been given £7,011.Each council decides how much cash it will issue and who is eligible for support.

So far, local authorities have reported that 95% of funding has been given to families with children and the same percentage used to support them with bills. "An effective long-term solution to preventing poverty and disadvantage is needed, which is why the LGA is discussing with government and partners how best to enable councils to provide integrated, preventative support to low-income households, including the potential benefits of providing sustainable local welfare funding of at least £250 million per year.

 

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Do these people EVER pay for anything😡 Not free really are they as every working person is paying for them with their taxes😡 I agree there are some genuine cases but for most it’s just getting something for nothing again😡😡

Free you say

Who said benefits don't pay its a joke 😤, its the working class that suffer

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