Children in North East Lincolnshire offered support during half term
The council's confirmed that it will offer help to kids who are entitled to free school meals
The leader of North East Lincolnshire Council's revealed plans to offer a £10 contribution to food for each child entitled to free school meals which is around 5,700 local kids.
Councillor Philip Jackson said:
“Over the weekend I said that we were exploring options on how we could support struggling families over the school break.
“I am now pleased to confirm that emergency funds will be made available and we will be offering families a one-off payment to ensure that no child in our area goes hungry this half term.
“We are now working up plans to ensure families can access this support as soon as possible and will be publishing more details in the coming days
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank those businesses and community groups that have come forward since the vote in Parliament last week to offer support for families in our area. These are unprecedented times and so many families have been impacted by COVID-19.
“If you are struggling, I would urge people to get in touch with the Council to find out about the additional support available, including Council tax relief and £500 COVID-19 support payments.”
The payments are from additional funds directly from the Council and are extra to other increases in national benefits for low income families.