COVID Winter Grant Scheme

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David Butterfield

1. How did you distribute the COVID Winter Grant to vulnerable families, i.e. cash, food parcels or retail supermarket vouchers?
2. Did you use this grant to distribute financial support to families of children eligible for free school meals?
3. How many children were eligible for Free School Meals and how many children claimed financial support via the grant scheme?
4. Did you use the grant to distribute support to other vulnerable families / individuals and if so, which groups, i.e. homeless etc.?
5. If using supermarket vouchers
(a) which supplier(s) did you use to distribute the vouchers?
(b) how did you choose a supplier?
(c) what were your top 3 mandatory requirements for the service?
(d) did you coordinate the ordering to all beneficiaries/recipients, or was access delegated to schools to administer and order?
(e) did you enter into a direct contract with the supplier or call off via a framework?
(f) when does your contract end?
6. If Government funding or a grant extension is not in place for May half-term or summer holidays, will you continue to operate and fund the scheme?
7. Which role(s) and job functions manage the contract for this service?

FOI, Nottinghamshire County Council

Dear Mr Butterworth,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (Ref : NCC-050131-21)

Thank you for your request for information relating to COVID Winter Grant Scheme. Your request was received on 20 April 2021, and we are dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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FOI, Nottinghamshire County Council

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Dear Requester,

 

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David Butterfield

FAO Freedom of Information Act Team
Chief Executives Department

Thank you for your prompt response which is hugely appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

David Butterfield
Managing Director