• Issue

    • Issue details

    COVID Winter Grants Fund Free School Meal Provision

     

     

    The Department for Work and Pensions have launched a COVID Winter Grants Scheme, in which funding has been allocated to local authorities across England to provide food and fuel support to vulnerable families and individuals between the beginning of December and end of March. 

    A decision is required to confirm the allocation of this funding- this is needed urgently in order to provide sufficient time for schemes to be established before Christmas.

    This key decision is to accept £1.6 million of this funding, which is proposed to be allocated to Children & Families, for them to distribute to schools who want to run their own scheme, and to Catering Leeds and Asda to administer a scheme for schools who do not want to run their own scheme. 

    Decision type: Key

    Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;

    Decision status: Recommendations Approved

    Wards affected: (All Wards);

    Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/12/2020

    Decision due: 2 Dec 2020 by Director of Children and Families

    Lead director: Director of Children and Families

    Department: Children and Families

    Contact: Amelia Gunn, Service Improvement Officer 0113 3783597 Email: Amelia.Gunn@Leeds.gov.uk.

    Consultees

    Primary Headteachers, Executive Members, Catering Leeds, Chief Officers

    Portfolio Holder: The Executive Member for Learning, Skills & Employment and the Executive Member for Children & Families

    Decisions