The 2024/25 Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme

Please could you provide the following information for your local authority for the 2024/25 Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme:

1. The total number of children eligible for HAF provision in your local authority area in 2024/25.

2. The total number of HAF places funded and delivered in 2024/25.

3. The number (or percentage, if held in that format) of eligible children who accessed at least one HAF session during 2024/25.

4. The method(s) of booking access to HAF provision in your area (for example: school referral, online booking system, mixed access routes).

5. Whether waiting lists or caps on places were applied during any part of the 2024/25 HAF programme delivery period (yes/no).

a. If yes, please provide a brief description. 
 

1. 30,666 (estimate as the figure changes)

2. 67,343

3.                   Primary Secondary Total

Easter 2024    3,059      620          3,679

Summer 2024  5,992   1,082        6,174

Winter 2024    2,160    426          2,586

4. Online booking system

5. Yes

a. All providers have an allocated number of spaces per club, with a 10% overbooking allowance in place. All providers operate waiting lists, which are regularly reviewed during the booking process. Consideration is given to increasing places at specific clubs where possible, or signposting families to nearby clubs to ensure children and young people can access provision within their local area