Cornwall Council faces criticism after cost-of-living payments delayed for families receiving free school meals

Cornwall Council has come under fire from parents already having a difficult time after it was revealed that families eligible for free school meals may not get their cost-of-living allowances until after the winter break. These families are already trying to make ends meet. The council is in charge of administering contributions from the Household Support Fund of £80 per child eligible for free school meals.

The federal government provides the fund, and the council issued an apology when it was revealed that some families' money will not be distributed until after the new year.

The fact that some parents had depended on the money to fund Christmas expenses caused them to react angrily when they heard the rationale for the delay.




Lisa Edmunds left a comment on the Facebook post that the council had published. She said they had received the government cash months ago but had delayed until the deadline to handle the matter, resulting in families being negatively affected. Since the less fortunate individuals won't be attending school to get a meal during the holiday break, it is clearly of the highest urgency to get this money into families' hands so they won't go hungry. An outrageous travesty.

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