The government outsourced the voucher scheme to a French company whose website has been overloaded and dysfunctional, headteachers are receiving autoresponses not linked to their questions, and shielding families can’t spend the vouchers online. And 1.3m children receive FSM.
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In Wales, most local authorities are paying cash straight into parents' bank accounts - some started with vouchers/direct food provision but changed tack, others started with cash
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I’ve worked in schools in challenging circumstances for 10 years, and trying to manage this voucher scheme has been one of the most stressful, fraught, high-stakes things I’ve had to do.
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This one instance where NI executive is actually doing a great job. Money is paid fortnightly to parents, I know its not ideal but was the best idea with such short timescale
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My son's school got them through just fine, daughter's came all at once a week ago (and all to spam folder). If we had no car they would be useless I guess it's a mild step up from collecting a bag containing 3 quids worth of groceries that the school paid over a tenner for
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Yep it’s been horrendous. We have finally got 2 weeks of vouchers but still waiting for others. The worst time possible to leave vulnerable children without food. Edenred was chosen without consultation.
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Because the govt doesnt care about poor kids poor people disabled people or elderley who they have left to die in care homes people need wake up
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