How many school holiday enrichment programme places have been funded since its establishment?
The ‘Food and Fun’ School Holiday Enrichment Programme (SHEP) is a school-based scheme that provides healthy meals, food and nutrition education, physical activity and enrichment sessions to learners in areas of socio-economic disadvantage for a minimum of 12 days during the school summer holidays. The programme is managed by the Welsh Local Government Association.
Since its establishment in 2015, 833,520 places have been funded to support families over the summer holidays.
I am pleased that, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to “build on” programme, the total number of places the Welsh Government has funded across Wales has increased, each year, over the last three years. A full breakdown of places by local authority is set out below.
|
Council |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Blaenau Gwent |
2,640 |
3,360 |
5,040 |
|
Bridgend |
1,920 |
2,880 |
1,920 |
|
Caerphilly |
4,320 |
7,680 |
7,800 |
|
Cardiff |
22,240 |
20,640 |
19,680 |
|
Carmarthenshire |
2,880 |
3,840 |
5,280 |
|
Ceredigion |
480 |
2,880 |
2,880 |
|
Conwy |
1,440 |
5,280 |
6,000 |
|
Denbighshire |
7,680 |
9,360 |
10,320 |
|
Flintshire |
6,720 |
5,280 |
5,520 |
|
Gwynedd |
1,920 |
1,920 |
4,800 |
|
Isle of Anglesey |
2,400 |
3,360 |
5,280 |
|
Merthyr Tydfil |
9,840 |
12,000 |
12,240 |
|
Monmouthshire |
7,680 |
9,600 |
9,600 |
|
Neath Port Talbot |
13,440 |
15,840 |
22,560 |
|
Newport |
3,840 |
6,400 |
6,960 |
|
Pembrokeshire |
3,600 |
4,320 |
6,480 |
|
Powys |
3,600 |
4,800 |
5,760 |
|
Rhondda Cynon Taf |
7,680 |
5,760 |
7,440 |
|
Swansea |
3,960 |
3,840 |
3,360 |
|
Torfaen |
30,780 |
34,580 |
37,240 |
|
Vale of Glamorgan |
2,640 |
3,360 |
5,280 |
|
Wrexham |
3,600 |
5,040 |
4,320 |
|
Totals |
145,300 |
172,020 |
195,760 |