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Short Breaks Flexible Offer extended until End of September

26 August 2020

Dear Parent/Carer, We hope you and your family are all keeping well. Due to the impact of COVID 19, a number of children and young people are not able to access their usual Short Breaks, either because the carer is unavailable,  the Short Breaks provider has had to close/cancel their activities or because you are…

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UPDATE Short Breaks COVID-19 Flexible offer July – August

30 July 2020

Dear Parent/Carer, We hope you and your family are all keeping well. Due to the impact of COVID 19, a number of children and young people are not able to access their usual Short Breaks, either because the carer is unavailable,  the Short Breaks provider has had to close/cancel their activities or because you are…

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UPDATE: Short Breaks Offer COVID 19

7 April 2020

Short Breaks Offer Update – COVID 19   Due to the impact of COVID 19, a number of children and young people are not able to access their usual Short Breaks, either because the carer is unavailable,  the Short Breaks provider has had to close/cancel their activities or because you are unable to spend your…

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Short Breaks Update ~ COVID-19

30 March 2020

Our drop in Service at Hackney Learning Trust is closed until further notice.   It’s business as usual and the Short Breaks Team will be working remotely and are available for queries Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm on the phone 020 8356 6796 and via email Short.Breaks@hackney.gov.uk     Please note you must not use your prepaid…

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Individual Budget Prepaid Card

28 January 2020

Do you use a prepaid card for your child’s Short Breaks? Please note: All funds must be used by 31st March 2020. The new short Breaks offer will start from 1st April. If you need ideas on how to use up your funding, how about buying a Merlin pass which gives you 12 months access…

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