- Type
- award, contract
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Ref. number
- 059346-2026
- Estimated value
- 360,000 GBP
Reading Borough Council have been awarded funding from the Department for Education to deliver the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme for three further years (April 2026 - March 2029). RBC has been awarded £450,…
000 for 2026 - 2027.
The HAF programme provides access to healthy meals and enriching activities for children and young people eligible for free school meals between the ages of 5 to 16. It addresses food insecurity, social isolation, and educational inequalities during school holidays.
Key ben
efits include:
• Reaching thousands of disadvantaged children each year with food, physical activity, and learning.
• Improved wellbeing, readiness to learn, and community engagement.
• Strengthened local partnerships across schools,