Our council will provide a single payment of £87.50 per child to help cover the cost of meals while schools are closed from Thursday 2 July 2026 to Wednesday 19 August 2026. This is available to all eligible families registered for Free School Meals on financial grounds. The payment covers 35 weekdays across the school holidays at a rate of £2.50 per day.
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Youth Work Service is calling on young people aged 12–25 to help shape the future of mobile youth work across the region.