Information Classification: PUBLIC
Reference Number: FOI-101005489953
Response provided under: Freedom of Information Act 2000
Request:
1. How did you distribute the COVID Winter Grant to vulnerable families,
i.e. cash, food parcels or retail supermarket vouchers?
The CWG was distributed with direct payments, supermarket vouchers and
provision of goods.
2. Did you use this grant to distribute financial support to families of
children eligible for free school meals?
Yes
3. How many children were eligible for Free School Meals and how many
children claimed financial support via the grant scheme?
Approximately 14,000 children eligible and an average of 15,282
supported over the total holiday periods.
3. Did you use the grant to distribute support to other vulnerable families /
individuals and if so, which groups, i.e. homeless etc?
The grant supported households with Children and Households without
Children and included (but not limited to) support for people in temporary
accommodation, carers, homeless and people with no recourse to public
funds.
Information Classification: PUBLIC
5. If using supermarket vouchers
(a) which supplier(s) did you use to distribute the vouchers?
Cornwall Council coordinated the direct award element, holiday provision
was delegated to schools
(b) how did you choose a supplier?
Service user led.
(c) what were your top 3 mandatory requirements for the service?
• Ensure dignity
• Accessible
• Timely
(d) did you coordinate the ordering to all beneficiaries/recipients, or was
access delegated to schools to administer and order?
Cornwall Council coordinated the direct award element, holiday provision
was delegated to schools.
(e) did you enter into a direct contract with the supplier or call off via a
framework?
No
(f) when does your contract end?
N/A
6. Following Government's extension of the COVID Winter Grant, will you
continue to fund Free School Meal vouchers in May half-term and summer
holidays?
Decision pending
4. Which role(s) and job functions manage the contract for this service?
No Contract used
Information Classification: PUBLIC
Information provided by: Wellbeing and Public Health
Date of response: 11th May 2021