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* 1. Do you agree that children and young people are more likely to do well in school if their family
has greater food security during school holiday periods?

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* 2. Do you agree that free school meal support over school holidays would alleviate some financial pressure experienced by low income families?

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* 3. Do you agree that greater food security would have a positive impact on the physical and mental health of children and young people?

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* 4. Do you agree that legislation should be developed to address holiday hunger by ensuring that children and young people who are eligible for free school meals should have this entitlement, or payment in lieu of this entitlement extended to cover school holiday periods?

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* 5. If you agree that children and young people who are eligible for free school meals should have this support extended throughout school holiday periods, what form should this support take?

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* 6. If you selected ‘‘regular payments equivalent to the cost of free school meals’’, when do you think the payment should be made?

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* 7. How do you think regular payments should be made?

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* 8. Between July 2020 and April 2023, funding was provided to enable the Department of Education to pay School Holiday Food Grants (SHFG), as part of wider efforts to tackle holiday hunger and food poverty. Do you agree that this scheme worked well and helped to address pupil well-being and educational outcomes?

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* 9. The School Holiday Food Grant (SHFG) scheme provided a payment in lieu of free schools
meals at the rate of £2.70 per school day, per child, on a fortnightly basis. This equated to a
fortnightly payment of £27. Do you believe this amount is sufficient in the context of
extending this support to cover school holiday periods?

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* 10. If you do not agree with the proposal as outlined, what alternative would you suggest that would achieve the policy objective or what adjustments could be made which would achieve your support?

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