Question 1) How many pupils are eligible for free meals as a result of low-income?Question 2) Does your local authority provide meals to pupil's from low income families at a) weekends, b) summer holidays, c) Christmas holidays, d) Easter holidays and e) in-service days and other holidaysQuestion 3) What was the annual budget for food provision to pupils outside of the normal school week in in a) 2016/17, b) 2017/18, c) 2018/19, d) 2019/20 and e) 2020/21
Response
1. 2362 pupils
2. At the start of Covid, families were offered frozen meals or food vouchers during first lockdown throughout holiday period. Food Vouchers only were then provided for the October 20 and Christmas 20 holidays based on people being eligible for FSM under income criteria. Scottish Borders Council have since followed Scottish Governments guidance from January 2021 and have provided BACS payments to families who were eligible for FSM under income criteria for Lockdown period from January 2021 and Easter 21 holiday period.
3.
a) 2016/17 £0
b) 2017/18 £0
c) 2018/19 £0
d) 2019/20 £0
e) 2020/21 £312,000
