Approved at the Council meeting on 26 February 2026.

This Council notes

• The Cambridgeshire Holiday Voucher Scheme was championed by Labour and introduced in 2023 by the Joint Administration at Cambridgeshire County Council.
• The scheme provides over 20,000 thousand school-aged children with access to nutritious meals during school holidays.
• The scheme makes a very real and practical difference to struggling families – the equivalent of £15 per week per child during the 12 weeks of school holidays for the worst-off households in our county.
• The Liberal Democrat administration at Cambridgeshire County Council proposed and voted through a County Council budget for 2026/27 that scraps this vital lifeline for vulnerable children and their families from September 2026.
• The cuts came just a month after the UK government confirmed it was increasing direct funding to Cambridgeshire County Council by 28.8%.
• The cuts are in marked contrast to the food justice work being supported by Cambridge City Council, which includes support for holiday activity and lunch clubs across the city.
• The Liberal Democrat County Councillors sided with Conservative and Reform UK councillors to vote down the Labour group’s fully costed amendment, which would have ensured vulnerable families received this vital support until 2029.

This Council resolves to

• Condemn the decision by Cambridgeshire County Council to cut the holiday vouchers scheme and call on the County Council to support Labour’s proposal to keep the scheme.
• Thank the many voluntary and community groups who work alongside Cambridge City Council for food justice in Cambridge.