Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Fund year-round holiday activities for children with SEND and complex needs
Closed
242 signatures
What the petition asks
Families in the UK are desperate for provision over the school holidays for their SEND children. Government needs to provide meaningful support to these children throughout the year, equivalent to what is specified in the Holiday & Activities Fund provision for low income families.
There is a gaping hole of extracurricular provision for SEND children in the UK, whether or not they are in receipt of free school meals. Short Breaks services continue to share HAF lists with users despite this mainstream provision being inaccessible to SEND children.
For SEND children - who also benefit from year-round enrichment and socialisation - Short Breaks direct payments are wholly inadequate, because there are so few activities that these children can access in the holidays.
For SEND children - who also benefit from year-round enrichment and socialisation - Short Breaks direct payments are wholly inadequate, because there are so few activities that these children can access in the holidays.
Timeline
| 11 Jul 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Jan 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
242
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
11 Jul 2023
Closed
11 Jan 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.