Councils across the UK are ending supermarket voucher schemes that provided holiday meals to families during the summer, according to reporting citing nationwide changes. The vouchers were introduced to help support families facing financial pressure during school holiday periods, with supermarket-based support used as the delivery mechanism. The reports state that the schemes are being “quietly scrapped,” suggesting decisions are being implemented through local authority arrangements rather than a single national rollout. Coverage also describes a political contrast: Labour is said to be withdrawing support for voucher schemes it had previously urged should be kept, in the context of earlier debates over whether councils should continue such programmes and under what terms. The information provided in the sources indicates the policy shift affects multiple councils rather than one isolated area, but does not specify which local authorities have stopped operating the schemes, the exact timing, or whether alternative support is being offered. The reporting focuses on the end of the voucher arrangements and the broader impact on families who were relying on them during the summer holidays.