AN EXTRAORDINARY meeting of Wokingham Borough Council’s executive committee was held last night and discussed the distribution of food vouchers to help families over Christmas and the February half-term.
The meeting was held after we had gone to press.
The council needed to approve the allocation of £100,000 to help families whose children receive means-tested free school meals, in addition to £5,000 allocated for care leavers to ensure that they also have sufficient food over winter.
Wokingham Borough Council was allocated £208,703 by the government for its winter grant scheme, and more than £100,000 will be allocated to grants given to families referred by charities involved in the One Front Door Covid-response scheme, including Involve and Citizens Advice.
A second vote covered the Additional Restrictions Grant relating to the Covid-19 pandemic. Wokingham Borough Council has been allocated £3.4 million, in phases through to March 2022. The first installment was £400,000 and covered businesses affected by the national lockdown in place from November 5 through to December 2.
The remaining £3 million will be used to support businesses through to March 2022.
To apply for grants, up to a maximum of £1,500, companies need to apply via www.wokingham.gov.uk
