Question follow-through · 25153

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to review the decision to end the School Holiday Voucher Scheme following the 2025/26 academic year.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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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

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to review the decision to end the School Holiday Voucher Scheme following the 2025/26 academic year.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Under the previous Household Support Fund (HSF), some local authorities funded voucher schemes during the school holidays. The Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) replaced the HSF in England from April 2026. The Fund provides a safety net for people on low i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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