Applications to be a part of the HAF programme are accepted through our provider portal.
How can HAF help children in your school?
The purpose of this funding is to provide free holiday provision, which includes healthy food and enriching activities, to school-aged children eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals (FSM).
The funding makes activities, food and support directly available to families through local providers throughout the holiday periods (excluding half-term holidays.
The provision should aim to support children, young people and families to:
Children who receive benefits-related Free School Meals and are aged between 5 to 16 are eligible for HAF.
Each child is eligible for up to 4 free activity sessions during the Easter school holidays, 16 during the summer and 4 during Christmas school holidays.
Share this link with eligible families to book: Book for Easter
See page ‘How to take part’ for latest go-live dates.
Non-FSM Eligible Children Who Need Support
The main purpose of this programme is to support children and young people from low-income families, with a focus on those who get benefits related free school meals.
Across the HAF programme, up to 15% of discretionary places can be offered to children who are not benefits-related free school meal eligible.
These places are for children and young people who meet one or more of the following additional criteria:
looked after children living in low-income households
Young Carers
children with an allocated worker who have had an assessment of need
children living in low-income households referred by school or professional
children from refugee or asylum-seeking families
requiring urgent support which has been agreed at funding panel
For more information, see page ‘How to take part in HAF’.
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