Hannah Abrams, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer at the Food Foundation, argues the case for the HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) Programme that keeps kids on Free School Meals properly nourished during the school holidays. She argues that with the Government's pledge to expand school meals to an additional half a million children from the September 2026 school term, the expansion of HAF is a missing link.
If you'd like to support Feeding Britain's campaign to expand HAF alongside free school meals, click here, and here for the Food Foundation newsletter.
For further reading check out The Children's Society report: Walking into nothing: The hidden cost of the school holidays for families | The Children's Society and Feeding Britain's briefing here: https://feedingbritain.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Feeding-Britain-HAF-Briefing.pdf
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