2024/25 Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme
Case reference FOI2026/01060
Received 5 May 2026
Published 15 May 2026
Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please could you provide the following information for your local authority for the 2024/25 Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme:
1. The total number of children eligible for HAF provision in your local authority area in 2024/25.
2. The total number of HAF places funded and delivered in 2024/25.
3. The number (or percentage, if held in that format) of eligible children who accessed at least one HAF session during 2024/25.
4. The method(s) of booking access to HAF provision in your area (for example: school referral, online booking system, mixed access routes).
5. Whether waiting lists or caps on places were applied during any part of the 2024/25 HAF programme delivery period (yes/no). If yes, please provide a brief description.
Response
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please could you provide the following information for your local authority for the 2024/25 Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme:
1. The total number of children eligible for HAF provision in your local authority area in 2024/25.
Answer: 4,462.
2. The total number of HAF places funded and delivered in 2024/25.
Answer: The Service Area have advised they agreed to fund 12,986.
3. The number (or percentage, if held in that format) of eligible children who accessed at least one HAF session during 2024/25.
Answer: 23%
4. The method(s) of booking access to HAF provision in your area (for example: school referral, online booking system, mixed access routes).
Answer: Online booking system.
5. Whether waiting lists or caps on places were applied during any part of the 2024/25 HAF programme delivery period (yes/no). If yes, please provide a brief description.
Answer: Yes, the Service Area have advised capacity was capped in accordance with the grant offer, with providers asked to overbook by 10% where this could be accommodated within required ratios.
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