More than 11,000 vouchers have been distributed so far, funded from Cheshire East’s share of the government’s £170 million Covid Winter Grant Scheme launched in December last year. Cheshire East Council will be distributing the food and energy vouchers to vulnerable children and families ahead of the February half term. Cheshire East Council was allocated over £880,000 for the purpose. This in addition to the £330,000 they received in "Food and Essential Supplies Funding" provided over the summer of 2020. The fund, which ends on March 31, aims to support families most in need with the cost of...