Children: Mental Health
Commons · Question 6664 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle mental health challenges in children from low-income families during school holidays.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 14 Oct 2024
The department has invested over £200 million every year since 2022 in free holiday club places for children from low-income families through the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme with all 153 local authorities in England delivering in the Easte...