Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF)
Tower Hamlets Council is streamlining the approval process for Holiday Activities and Food Programme grants by delegating authority for 2025/26.
Tower Hamlets Council is delegating the approval of grant awards for the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) for the 2025/26 financial year, a decision discussed by the Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee in October 2025. This aims to streamline governance and ensure timely decisions for the programme, which provides activities and meals to children eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals.
The council's Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee was notified of HAF funding allocations for 2024/25 in July 2025. At the same meeting, the sub-committee also discussed the delegated authority for grant funding allocation for the 2025/26 Holiday Activities and Food programme.
The Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) is funded by the Department for Education and provides healthy activities and food for children in Reception to Year 11 during school holidays. It primarily targets children eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals.
Key facts
- Tower Hamlets Council is delegating approval of Holiday Activities and Food programme grant awards for the 2025/26 financial year. Source
- The Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee discussed HAF grant delegation on 1 October 2025. Source
- Tower Hamlets Council announced HAF funding allocations for 2024/25 in July 2025. Source
- The HAF programme is funded by the Department for Education (DfE). Source 1 Source 2
- The HAF programme provides activities and meals to children eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals. Source 1 Source 2
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