Peterborough City Council in Cambridgeshire has confirmed it will provide supermarket vouchers to around 13,000 eligible children and young people to help families buy food during the February 2026 half-term.
Each eligible child will receive a £10 voucher that can be used at a range of supermarkets including Aldi, Tesco and Asda. The funding for the scheme comes from the Department for Work and Pensions via the Household Support Fund.
The council says vouchers will be sent automatically by email or text on Saturday 14 February 2026. The messages and voucher links are issued via the Evouchers platform (parents may receive emails from [email protected] or texts from ‘SchoolMeals’). Families who do not receive or cannot access their voucher are advised to contact [email protected] or their child’s school for help; the council’s guidance includes technical support routes for Evouchers.
Peterborough says the scheme is intended to help families who rely on free school meals during term time and can struggle to afford extra meals during school holidays. Local data and reporting show wards such as Central, Dogsthorpe and North have particularly high levels of child poverty, and national ONS figures indicate food prices remain elevated—context that local leaders say underlines the continued need for holiday support.
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