CHILDREN in Ludlow and south Shropshire are to receive free school meals during the May 2021 half-term holiday.

The council has already supported the cost of providing food over the recent Christmas and February half-term holidays, and will do so over the forthcoming Easter holiday. This provision has been part-funded through the Government’s Covid-19 Winter Grant Scheme,

But Shropshire Council has now agreed to extend this support to cover the May half-term holiday as well, with the costs fully covered by the council.

As with the other holiday periods, funds will be transferred to schools and early years settings to secure vouchers and/or food parcels for eligible families.

Support for individual pupils is £3 per day, Monday through to Friday, £15 per week, for the holiday periods listed above. This is in line with the value of the vouchers via the Government’s voucher scheme.