Northamptonshire Holiday Activity & Food Programme
Delivering funded school holiday clubs with healthy meals for young people aged 4–16 across Northamptonshire. Families receiving ‘Targeted Free School Meals’ may be eligible.
About The Programme
The Government’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is running across England again this year. HAF offers funded school holiday clubs including food for eligible children and young people.
Here in Northamptonshire the Holiday Activities and Food programme is known as – HAF Northants. The team delivering HAF Northants is Northamptonshire Sport. Using their understanding of activities and fun things to do in Northamptonshire (sport and more) they have handpicked a directory of enriching activities.
The HAF programme has the support of some high-profile people, probably best-known is Marcus Rashford MBE, here Marcus helps to spread the word about HAF.
Information for parents
Find out more regarding the programme and other support available.
Information for organisers
Find out more about the requirements and information for delivering HAF.
Frequently Asked Questions
HAF Northants Q&A
Are my children eligible for the programme?
To be eligible for funded places your child must be aged from 4 to 16 years old, in reception to year 11 (inclusive) and be entitled to ‘Targeted Free School Meals’. (Please note these are different to ‘Universal Infant Meals’ and ‘Expanded Free School Meals’). You can check your eligibility via your local authorities online FSM Checker service.
What’s included in HAF Northants?
Each eligible child or young person will be able to access funded provision per week. Each provider will offer:
- A healthy meal during the session
- Enjoyable activities; these vary from provider to provider but include a wide range of different provision
- A minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity
- Socialising and friendly spaces to build relationships
- Nutritional education
- Guidance and signposting to other services
My school hasn’t sent me a code – what do I do?
From Summer 2025, The Northants HAF programme has changed booking systems to ‘EEQU’. This booking system doesn’t require codes to access and you can now view and book camps directly on the system with your eligibility checked after – https://eequ.org/hafnorthants
For any questions regarding this change please contact us at HAF@Northamptonshiresport.org
How do I register for HAF?
If you believe you are eligible for HAF, please contact us at HAF@northamptonshiresport.org. We can check whether we have your details on our eligibility database or confirm whether you need to complete the FSM checker service via your local authority.
Can I access HAF if I’m not automatically eligible?
We do have a small number of discretionary places for families who aren’t automatically eligible. For these places we must have a referral made to us via one of our partner organisations:
– Northamptonshire Young Carers
– Northamptonshire Children’s Trust
– Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service
– Northamptonshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner
– North Northamptonshire Council
– West Northamptonshire Council
– NHFT Services
– The Northamptonshire school the individual attends
Register Now And Book Your Place
To book your HAF places, please click the button below.
