Decision - Covid Winter Grant Scheme Extension

RESOLVED:

(1)          That the indicative additional allocation of Covid Winter Grant of £300,860 be noted;

(2)          That the anticipated underspend of previous Covid Winter Grant allocations of approximately £90,000 in unredeemed vouchers and unrealised allocations as outlined in paragraphs 3.5 and 3.6 be noted; and

(3)          That the proposals in the report to allocate both the underspend and the additional allocation of grant funding referred to in resolutions (1) and (2) above, in accordance with paragraphs 3.5 to 3.7 inclusive, by ensuring the provision of a £20 per child, per week supermarket food voucher over the Easter holidays 2021 to those families whose children are entitled to: free school meals, free childcare places for two-year olds, Early Years Pupil Premium, using the children centres’ food bank or are in similar circumstances be approved.