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Council considers extending food voucher scheme

Council considers extending food voucher scheme

The council earmarks £1m to pay for the vouchers as part of a new Crisis and Resilience Fund.

March 6, 2026 at 05:06 PM Original source
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Cllr Lauren TownsendPoliticianLeft

Deputy Leader of Milton Keynes City Council.

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Rosemarie JonesExecutive

Headteacher at Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School.

Locations

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Milton Keynes, United Kingdom United Kingdom

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Cambridgeshire council council funding crisis fund disadvantaged families financial aid financial support food vouchers funding government support milton keynes resilience fund school meals school support

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Council considers extending food voucher scheme
BBC Newsvia rss

The council earmarks £1m to pay for the vouchers as part of a new Crisis and Resilience Fund.

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Council considers extending food voucher scheme
AOLvia ai

Cambridgeshire County Council plans to provide £10 per child per week in supermarket vouchers during school holidays, extending support until September 2026, funded by a new Crisis and Resilience Fund.

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Milton Keynes City Councilvia ai

Milton Keynes City Council is allocating £40,000 to schools in disadvantaged areas to offer support such as healthy meals, free snacks, and food vouchers to families facing financial challenges.

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Council considers extending food voucher scheme
Yahoo! Newsvia ai

Cambridgeshire County Council plans to provide £10 per child per week in supermarket vouchers during school holidays, allocating £1 million from the Crisis and Resilience Fund to support families receiving free school meals.

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Council considers extending food voucher scheme
Yahoo! Newsvia ai

Cambridgeshire County Council plans to provide £10 per child per week in supermarket vouchers during school holidays, extending support until September 2026, funded by a new Crisis and Resilience Fund.

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