Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme

Spring 2025 update: The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme will continue during 2025 following the Department for Education providing confirmation of funding. 

This means that children who are currently accessing benefits related free school meals will continue to be able to take advantage of free activities and meals during the Easter, summer and winter holidays this year. 

Family activities will also continue, allowing families to take part in a range of activities involving children and parents/carers.

Details of the how to access activities for the Easter 2025 holiday will be emailed to all free school meal eligible families by 19 March 2025. 

The Solihull HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) Programme is funded by government and aims to offer a healthy meal and enriching activities for children from reception to Year 11, in receipt of benefits-related free school meals (FSM), during the Easter, summer and Christmas school holidays.

These are free of charge to the parent/carer of eligible children with a maximum number of sessions that can be booked per child per holiday period.