Following the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget announcement in May, we have received notification that the Household Support Grant will continue through to March 2023. We have agreed a school holiday voucher scheme to cover the October half-term, Christmas holiday and February 2023 half term.
Letter for parents and carers
Read the letter to parents and carers (opens as a .pdf)
Frequently asked questions for parents and carers (opens as a .pdf)
Eligibility
We will therefore issue a £35 supermarket voucher per eligible child for the Christmas Holiday. This will be sent on 17 December to those families meeting the low income criteria for the following support:
- Free school meals
- Funded childcare for 2-year-olds
- Early years pupil premium
- Students in Sixth Form eligible for Free School Meals (young people aged 16-19)
If your child receives Universal Infant Free School Meals (in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) but you do not meet the low income criteria for free school meals, you will not be eligible for a supermarket voucher for the school holidays.
If you haven’t received a voucher and would like to apply, we need to check your eligibility. Please complete our online application form below. If you are eligible, we will allocate a voucher. The voucher scheme for the Christmas holiday period will close on the last day of the holiday and we will not be able to backdate any vouchers. We are aware of other Local Authorities providing similar schemes and we will not provide a voucher where another authority is funding a voucher.
To check if your child may be eligible for free school meals, please visit our free school meals page or apply by completing our online application form below.
How to apply
Please apply by completing the online application form.
How the vouchers work
Eligible parents/carers will receive a text or email inviting them to choose a supermarket for the voucher.
The text message will come from ‘SchoolMeals’.
The email will come from ‘vouchers@wonde.com’ (please check your junk folder).
If you haven’t received a voucher but feel you should have or if you have a question about your voucher, please email winter.support@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Please include the name of your child(ren) and the early years setting or school they attend. We cannot locate vouchers without this information. We aim to respond to you within three working days.