Monklands families whose children are entitled to free school meals are now being issued with vouchers to cover food costs during the school closure period due to coronavirus.North Lanarkshire Council began issuing the weekly £20 vouchers on Monday, either by text, email or post depending on the contact details held for each eligible family.
Vouchers can be redeemed by being cashed and then spent on food at any shop which has Paypoint, with a list of locations being available at consumer.paypoint.com/.
Council officials say: “You must spend your cash in the shop where you exchange your voucher for two reasons – first, you must not make any unnecessary journeys to comply with government guidance, and second, you will be supporting local