Families eligible for free school meals will continue to receive supermarket vouchers over the Easter holidays, the Government has announced.
The initiative, which was previously introduced to cover term time meals, has now been extended to cover the two-week seasonal holiday.
It means qualifying families will be able to claim additional shopping vouchers of £15 a week per child to help cover their grocery bills.
Unions said the move would help prevent children going hungry, as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the leaders' union NAHT, said he was pleased to see the government "taking action to support some of the most vulnerable children". "We know that for many children, lunch at school is their