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<p>The department is investing up to £26 million in a breakfast club programme, using
funds from Soft Drinks Industry Levy revenues. This money will kick-start and 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
Opportunity Areas – to help ensure every child gets the best start in life.</p><p>A
contract was awarded to Family Action in March 2018 and will run until March 2020.
Family Action, in partnership with Magic Breakfast, have both been named as the leading
charities responsible for running the Breakfast Club programme. Family Action are
distributing the appropriate funding to participating schools who meet the eligibility
criteria. Family Action has confirmed that they have reached their recruitment target
of 1,775 schools.</p><p>We monitor management information from the programme on an
ongoing basis and will fully review the effectiveness of the programme once the programme
concludes, including the number of children attending. Decisions about any funding
beyond March 2020 will be taken as part of the upcoming Spending Review.</p>
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