Holiday Activities and Food Programme

Children and young people across the district may be eligible for free school holiday club places and a meal.

The government’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme takes place during:

• Easter
• Summer
• Christmas

We have provided additional money to provide further holiday activities during the following half terms:

• February
• May
• October

HAF enables children and young people to enjoy fun activities with friends and develop new skills.

Who is eligible?

The activities are for those who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals.

Other eligibility can include:

• Children assessed by the local authority as being in need, at risk or vulnerable.
• Young carers.
• Looked-after children or previously looked after children.
• Children with an EHC (education, health and care) plan
• Children who have low attendance rates at school or who are at risk of exclusion.
• Children living in areas of high deprivation or from low-income households who are not in receipt of free school meals.
• Children in transition phases between nursery and primary school or primary and secondary school.

If a child is not eligible, most providers offer paid for spaces.

How can I book activities?

For children during Easter holidays, summer holidays, and the Christmas holidays:

• Schools send out a code to all eligible children.
• This code will provide you a website link to Infolink- HAF where you will find all the activities across Suffolk which can be booked with the code.
• You can use the code for activities outside your district.

If you think that you are eligible to receive a code, then please speak with your school.

Children in secondary school do not need a code.

Codes are not needed for half terms. Providers will ask for eligibility.

Contact us

If you need any support, please contact our HAF Coordinator Rachel Cattermole on HAFenquiries@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk