The Education Secretary told MPs that “extra funding” would be provided to support children eligible for free school meals through either food parcels or supermarket vouchers.
It is understood the scheme will be run by corporate service provider Edenred who supplied vouchers during the first lockdown and over the summer and Christmas breaks.
“Where schools cannot offer food parcels or use local solutions, we will ensure a national voucher scheme is in place so every eligible child can access free school meals while their school remains closed,” Williamson said.
The Department for Education has yet to provide full details of the latest rollout of vouchers.
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