Where are free supermarket vouchers being issued this Christmas?

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Low-income families across Britain could be entitled to receive free supermarket vouchers worth as much as £70 this Christmas as part of local welfare programmes. The UK government has made an additional £421m available to county councils and unitary authorities across the nation via its Household Support Fund. The investment covers the period 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023, with the decision on how to spend the cash left up to local authorities, although it is specifically intended, according to the government, “to support households in the most need; particularly those who may not be eligible for the other support government has recently made available but who are nevertheless in need”. Portsmouth Council has already begun using its share of the money to issue £70 vouchers to parents whose children are in primary education and qualify for benefits-related free school meals, with each family receiving one per child.