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Holiday Hunger payments approved
Daily Post
|July 16, 2025
SUMMER holiday food payments to support families in need have been given the go-ahead by Flintshire County Council’s Cabinet.
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‘The decision came in its final meeting before the authority's recess, with schools just days away from signing off for their summer break.
Families who qualify for free school meals during term-time will now receive a £50 one-off payment to replace those school dinners, helping them to feed their children during the six-week break.
‘According to the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, approximately 30% of children in Wales live in poverty, with 26% of those living in working households.
This story is from the July 16, 2025 edition of Daily Post.
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