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<p>The Budget 2016 announced funding for a number of programmes linked to the revenue
from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. The Department for Education will receive £575
million during the current Spending Review period. Funding for 2020-21 onwards will
be considered at the next Spending Review.</p><p>The funding has been used for the
following projects:</p><ul><li>Healthy Pupils Capital Fund (HCPF) - £100 million of
revenue generated from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is being used for the HCPF. This
one-year fund for 2018-19 is intended to improve children’s and young people’s physical
and mental health. This is being achieved through enhancing access to facilities for
physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing and medical conditions.
These facilities include kitchens, dining facilities, changing rooms, playgrounds
and sports facilities. There are no plans for the HCPF to continue beyond 2018-19.</li><li>Primary
PE and Sport Premium - In September 2017 we announced doubled funding for the Primary
PE and Sport Premium to £320 million a year using revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry
Levy.</li><li>Essential Life Skills (ELS) - We have invested £22 million in an ELS
programme to enable disadvantaged children and young people, living in some of the
most deprived parts of the country to participate in regular extra-curricular activities
which will enable them to develop essential life skills and get the best start in
life. The ELS programme is targeting disadvantaged children and young people aged
5-18 across 12 opportunity areas (OA). We have disbursed funding of £7.95 million
in 2017-18 and £13.8 million in 2018-19 to the 12 OAs to deliver ELS activities.</li><li>National
Schools Breakfast Programme (NSBP) - We are investing up to £26 million into the NSBP.
This money will kick start or improve breakfast clubs in over 1,700 schools. The focus
of these clubs has been to target the most disadvantaged areas of the country (including
the Department for Education’s OAs) to help make sure every child gets the best start
in life.</li></ul><p> </p>
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