HAF is a national Department for Education funded programme that enables eligible children and young people to attend free activities and experiences with free nutritional food provided.
HAF activities and experiences take place in the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holidays. Who is eligible? Children and young people need to be school-aged children (Reception to year 11 inclusive) and meet one or more of the following criteria: • In receipt of benefits-related free school meals. The Council’s website has more information on this.
• Assessed (through a Children and Families assessment, undertaken by Children's Services) as a “child in need”
• On a child protection plan
• A child in care
• A young carer
• Assessed (through an early help assessment) to be in financial hardship
• Part of the Ukrainian Family Scheme or the Home for Ukraine programme
• Receiving Free School Meals through having No Recourse to Public Funds.