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A Hertfordshire scheme that offers struggling families supermarket vouchers through the school holidays could cut. Households with children eligible for benefits-related free school meals in the county have been able to claim the vouchers since 2020. But now they are being warned that the last vouchers could be issued this month (February). The county council scheme currently relies on funding through the Government’s Household Support Grant. However, the authority has been given no guarantee that the funding will continue past March this year. Without a clear commitment, the county council is…