Haringey works with schools to provides hundreds of thousands in hardship funds for families struggling due to the pandemic
Haringey Council is making £729,000 available to Haringey schools across the borough to help families who are struggling financially due to the pandemic.
This will be shared between all primary, secondary, special and post 16 settings where pupils currently receive free school meals.
The grant forms part of a hardship fund worth more than £3.6 million from the government.
The remainder of the money is being used to assist residents in other ways such as the Council Tax Reduction Scheme.
Assistance will be provided through one-off awards for families struggling to meet the cost of living, or experiencing specific financial challenges, and will be distributed until 31 March this year.
Cllr Kaushika Amin, Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Families at Haringey Council, said: “We know that people across the borough, just like across the rest of the country, are facing unprecedented financial difficulties due to the challenges of the pandemic and they really need help and support.
“Schools have invaluable insight when it comes to identifying families that may need this at this time and I am pleased we are working with them across the borough in this way to help children and families.”
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