Free School Meals Summer Food Transition Scheme
UPDATE: Please note that the Free School Meals Summer Food Transition Scheme has now closed for applications. We will notify applicants of when and where to attend their sessions to pick up their food bags. Please keep an eye out for this over the the next week leading up to the school holidays.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, Lancashire County Council has funded food vouchers for children entitled to Free School Meals during the school holidays. This funding has now come to an end.
Rossendale Borough Council understands that the sudden end of this voucher support may be difficult for families who have relied on it during the school holidays.
To help alleviate hardship during this transition, Rossendale Borough Council is working with local community food organisations to provide one off food support for eligible children during the summer holidays.
This is a one off summer holiday scheme. It is not a replacement for the previous holiday voucher scheme and it does not mean food support will be available in future school holidays.
This scheme is for children who are entitled to Free School Meals. It is separate from the main Crisis and Resilience Fund Crisis Payments.
What support is available
Each food bag is intended to provide ingredients that can be used to make lunches for one child throughout the week.
Items may vary slightly depending on availability and any declared dietary requirements.
Please note that the deadline for sign ups is 11:59pm on 9th July 2026. Any sign ups received after this time will not be considered.
Funded by UK Government