HAF Information for parents and carers
21 to 24 December - Give your child something to look forward to this winter with Hounslow’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme.A helping hand with your HAF booking (pdf)
Meet our officers at a community hub or library for help finding activities and booking you place.
Monday 23 November 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Hounslow Library, Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow TW3 3EB
Tuesday 24 November 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Chiswick Library, 1 Dukes Avenue, London W4 2AB
Thursday 26 November 10.30 a.m.–12 p.m. Isleworth Leisure Centre & Library, Twickenham Road, TW7 7EU
Monday 30 November 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Brentford Library, Boston Manor Road, Brentford TW8 8DW
Tuesday 1 December 1–4 p.m. Bedfont Library, Staines Road, Bedfont TW14 8DB
Tuesday 1 December 12-3 p.m. & 4-5 p.m. Hanworth Air Park Leisure Centre, Feltham TW13 5EG
Wednesday 2 December 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Heston Library, New Heston Road, Heston TW5 0LW
Wednesday 2 December 2-5 p.m. 210 Feltham Library, The Centre, High Street, Feltham TW13 4GU
Thursday 3 December 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Osterley Library, St Mary's Crescent, Isleworth TW7 4NB
Thursday 3 December 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Beavers Children Centre, Salisbury Road, Hounslow TW4 7NW
Monday 7 December 10:30 a.m. -12 p.m. Meadowbank Adult Education Centre, Cranford TW5 9SD
EligibilityHAF is for School-Age children from reception to year 11 (inclusive).
There has been a changes made to the eligibility for the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, (HAF) and some families will no longer be eligible for HAF. This change reflects a national policy shift, rather than local decision-making.
HAF is a targeted holiday programme, not a direct extension of school meal entitlement. From September 2026, there will be two free school meals categories, and, HAF eligibility will remain linked to targeted Free School Meals (FSM), which aligns with current FSM threshold and is used to identify children facing the greatest levels of disadvantage.
Going forward, there will be 2 categories of benefits-based free school meals:
Targeted FSM, which continues to be based on the existing threshold, covering pupils in households in receipt of Universal Credit with annual household earnings of £7,400 or less
Expanded FSM, a new category covering pupils who do not qualify for targeted FSM, but who are in households receiving Universal Credit
We encourage families to reapply to ensure their eligibility is confirmed.
Choosing a Provision
Helpful sources of support
All providers of HAF are asked to provide Hounslow copies of all evaluations from parents and children. If you have not received one -
request an evaluation form.
Complaints
We hope that you and your child enjoy your chosen provision. Hounslow does monitor provisions compliance and quality however if you do have any cause for concern please follow these steps.
- Follow the providers own complaints procedure (unless it is safeguarding).
- If your concern is of a safeguarding nature, please call 020 8583 6600 (option 2) or email Childrensocialcare@hounslow.gov.uk
- If you are unsure what to do, contact HAF@Hounslow.gov.uk and we will be able to direct you.