Written question WQ97065

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