More than £47,000 of school meal debt to be written off by Renfrewshire Council
dailyrecord.co.ukMore than £47,000 of school meal debt will be written off by Renfrewshire Council in a bid to ease pressure on struggling families.
The step has been taken as part of a wider review which aims to refresh the local authority's approach to the outstanding debts.
Departments are working on a revised process with an emphasis on pastoral support and signposting to services that support people experiencing financial insecurity.A report on the subject will be considered at the Fairer Renfrewshire sub-committee on Wednesday.
Depute council leader Jacqueline Cameron, chair of the committee, said: "We are very conscious of the pressures many of our families are facing with the cost of living and had committed, as part of the work of the Fairer Renfrewshire sub-committee, to review how we manage outstanding school meal debts."That work is ongoing, however, we have taken the decision in the meantime to write off a number of outstanding school meal debts to alleviate the pressure on families." The exact amount of invoiced school meal debt to be written off by Alastair MacArthur, the council's director of finance and resources, is £47,573.25.Payment for school meals is handled through a cashless catering system called Parent Pay, the report explained.
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