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We have provided an unprecedented level of support over the past year to protect the most vulnerable through the COVID-19 pandemic.\nThis Government is committed to supporting people on lower incomes, paying out over £100 billion in welfare support for people of working age this year, and consistently supporting the lowest-paid families including through increasing the living wage. Even before COVID-19, we increased working age benefits by 1.7% and overall benefit spending by around £5 billion in 2020/21.\nThroughout this pandemic we have taken unprecedented action backed by £280 billion to support and protect jobs and incomes, including through the furlough scheme, extended until April 2021, and provided over £7 billion to strengthen welfare support, ensuring the most vulnerable can meet their basic needs. This support includes increases to the Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit standard allowances of up to £1040 this financial year, and uplifts to the Local Housing Allowance rates to cover the lowest 30% of market rents.\nHM Treasury published distributional analysis (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-of-covid-19-on-working-household-incomes-distributional-analysis-as-of-may-2020) of COVID-19’s impact on working households in July, showing the actions this Government had taken to date have supported poorest working households the most, with those in the bottom 10% of the income distribution seeing no income reduction.\nThe COVID-19 Winter Grant Scheme provides £170 million for local authorities (LAs) in England to support families with children and other vulnerable people with the cost of food and essential utilities. This builds on the £63 million allocated to English LAs last Summer. Devolved Administrations received equivalent funding through the upfront funding guarantee provided, which was increased to £16 billion for the year to support their COVID-19 response. We have also made available £16 million to the food redistributor FareShare to work with local charities across England to provide food for those struggling due to the immediate impacts of COVID-19.\nThe Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme has provided healthy food and enriching activities to disadvantaged children since 2018, and is being expanded across England to cover Easter, Summer and Christmas in 2021. Healthy Start scheme payments are also set to increase from £3.10 to £4.25 a week from April 2021. This scheme supports pregnant women or those with children under four who have a low income and are in receipt of benefits to buy fresh fruit and vegetables.\nFrom 18 January, schools can order free school meal vouchers for eligible pupils through the Government’s national scheme, adding to support available for disadvantaged families during the national lockdown. An online service allows schools to place orders for supermarket gift cards on behalf of parents and carers whose children are eligible for free school meals. The scheme supplier Edenred reported that by the end of 25 February, 106,500 orders had been placed by schools and more than £77 million eCodes had been redeemed into supermarket gift cards for families.\nThe Government champions the principle of work as the best route out of poverty and towards financial independence. Plans to get parents back to work and supporting them to progress are at the heart of the approach to tackle poverty and level up across the UK. We are investing billions in our new Plan for Jobs including our £2 billion Kickstart scheme which creates thousands of jobs for young people, and our £2.9 billion Restart programme to provide intensive employment support for over 1 million unemployed people. We have also boosted our Flexible Support Fund by £150 million to provide localised, tailored support across the UK and are doubling the number of frontline Work Coaches to help people find work, re-train, or gain practical experience.\nWe have commissioned an independent review of the food system, led by Henry Dimbleby, which will inform the Government’s upcoming Food Strategy White Paper. Part 1 of the independent report, published on 29 July 2020, contained recommendations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and preceding the end of the transition period. Several of these recommendations were aimed to address food insecurity, including the expansion of the HAF programme and increasing the value of the Healthy Start vouchers, which the Government has already acted on.\nPart Two of the independent review will be published later this year. It will include a root and branch examination of the food system and the economics that shape it, and contain further recommendations for the Government to consider.\nWe have taken steps to ensure people have access to healthy and nutritious food. In July 2020, the Government released its Obesity strategy, announcing policies to empower people to make healthier choices and give the full support of the NHS to people who are overweight and want to lose weight. In addition, the Eatwell Guide provides a visual representation of the Government’s recommendations on a healthy balanced diet.\nDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs\nThis response was given on 1 March 2021. 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General debates allow MPs to debate important issues, however they do not end in a vote nor can they change the law.\nWatch the debate back:\nhttps://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/5068d0e3-e938-4093-9b77-520982bf0db2?in=14:30:09&out=15:45:33\nYou can also read a transcript of the debate:\nhttps://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-05-26/debates/21052612000001/SupportForChildrenEntitledToFreeSchoolMeals\nYou can also now watch back, and read the transcript of, the Petitions Committee's debate on the e-petition 'End child food poverty - no child should be going hungry', which was held on Monday 24 May.\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554276#debate-threshold\nFind out more about how Parliamentary debates work:\nhttps://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/debates/\n","created_at":"2021-05-28T16:20:30.202Z","updated_at":"2021-05-28T16:20:30.202Z"},{"subject":"Petitions Committee presses Government on plans to tackle child food poverty","body":"The Petitions Committee has written to the Government to ask for more information on its support for families facing food poverty in the UK.\nRead the Committee's letter:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/publications/6391/documents/70047/default/\nFollowing a Parliamentary debate last month on a petition started by Marcus Rashford MBE, which called on the Government to take action to end child food poverty, the Committee has asked the Government for more detail on a number of areas, including its plans to consider providing free school meals to more children, and improving access to Healthy Start vouchers.\nThe Committee also urges the Government to clarify whether temporary programmes to help families access food during the covid-19 pandemic will be continued or adapted, once restrictions are eased.\nThis follows news that the Covid Local Support Grant (funding provided by the Government to local authorities, to help them support vulnerable families in their area during the pandemic) will now be extended until the end of September. The scheme had been due to expire this month.\nWhen the Committee receives the Government's reply, it will be published on the Committee's website:\nhttps://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/\nYou can also follow the Committee on Twitter for updates:\nhttps://twitter.com/HoCPetitions\nRead more about the extension of the Covid Local Support Grant:\nhttps://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-06-22/hcws107\nDebate on child food poverty\nLast month, the Committee held a debate in Parliament on the petition \"End child food poverty - no child should be going hungry\", started by Marcus Rashford MBE. The petition attracted over 1.1 million signatures before closing in April 2021, making it the most signed petition so far this Parliament.\nRead a transcript of the debate:\nhttps://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-05-24/debates/B107A965-6D65-41D2-9F47-C6B24A1221B0/ChildFoodPoverty\nWatch the debate back:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eI7ftNahIU\nRead a summary of key points from the debate on Twitter:\nhttps://twitter.com/HoCpetitions/status/1396848566845460487\nRead the petition started by Marcus Rashford MBE: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554276\n","created_at":"2021-06-23T15:54:35.453Z","updated_at":"2021-06-23T15:54:35.453Z"},{"subject":"Provision of free school meals debated by MPs","body":"MPs held a debate on the provision of free school meals on Tuesday 7 May in Westminster Hall. The debate was led by Munira Wilson MP.\nThe Minister for Schools, Damian Hinds MP, responded on behalf of the Government.\nWatch the debate (https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/207ba851-eff9-4d04-ba0c-d480747a3e4e?in=16:30:15)\nRead a transcript of the debate (https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2024-05-07/debates/7887769D-D08D-4635-9B3F-886884A4D1B9/FreeSchoolMeals)\nDuring the debate MPs discussed the value of free school meals for children's health, well-being and educational attainment.\nIn response, the Minister outlined the extent of free school meal support currently in place and the vital role it plays in supporting disadvantaged children.\nWhat is a Westminster Hall debate?\nWestminster Hall is the second chamber of the House of Commons. Westminster Hall debates give MPs an opportunity to raise local and national issues and receive a response from a government minister. Westminster Hall debates are general debates that do not end in a vote. \nVisual explainer: Westminster Hall debates (https://ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/cet-westminster-hall-debates/index.html?utm_campaign=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petcom&utm_term=petitioners)\nGet involved in the work of the UK Parliament\nSign up to the Your UK Parliament newsletter (https://parliament.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=098af33234df9814f59fb205f&id=6e29cb1262) for the latest information on how to get involved and make a difference.\n","created_at":"2024-05-13T14:14:01.461Z","updated_at":"2024-05-13T14:14:01.461Z"}]}}}