Just how much money has Telford & Wrekin Council been given by the government to provide free meals for vulnerable children during school holidays?
Earlier this year Telford & Wrekin Council was given £788,000 for meals for the Easter, May half term and summer holidays. This covered a nine-week period and each child was allowed £3 per day at a cost of £87,000 per week, there being just under 6,000 children on the council list.
To cover the Christmas holidays the council has been given another £609,000.