Question follow-through · 25152
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the School Holiday Voucher Scheme on levels of child poverty in England.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the School Holiday Voucher Scheme on levels of child poverty in England.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
Under the previous Household Support Fund, some local authorities funded voucher schemes during the school holidays. The Crisis and Resilience Fund replaced the Household Support Fund in England from April 2026 and brings a greater focus on providing prev...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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