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Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Continue providing Free School Meal vouchers during the summer holidays.

Closed 864 signatures

What the petition asks

Many families up and down the country are reliant on free school meals vouchers to feed their children - and many are not in great financial situations at the moment. The Government should continue the Free School Meals voucher scheme to help ensure kids are properly fed during the summer holidays.
Lots of people are currently furloughed - so they've potentially lost 20% of their income, and many could be made unemployed by businesses, as they try to make savings to rebuild their businesses back up again. We're in perilous times, and many people's finances are vulnerable. Children shouldn't have to be at the brunt of this pandemic - no child should have to starve in the sixth richest country in the world. Continuing FSM vouchers in the holidays would help ensure that children are getting food.

Timeline

16 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
16 Dec 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 864
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 16 Jun 2020
Closed 16 Dec 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.