huggg revamps microgifting service amid coronavirus lockdown
UK startup huggg has repurposed its microgifting platform to get Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s vouchers to families eligible for free school meals during the coronavirus outbreak.
“If you're a headteacher or school business manager who is unable to feed your pupils, get in touch. We are still here and happy to help,” the venture tweeted this morning.
The tweet includes the following comment from Jenny Hill, Chief Financial Officer at Advantage Schools: “When schools closed, we needed to find an immediate alternative to free school meals.”
“We turned to huggg who had made their business platform fit for schools in under a week. I’ve found the platform easy and quick to use, and the friendly team has gone above and beyond for us the whole way though.”
Headteachers have been increasingly frustrated with a government scheme to provide food to children during the coronavirus lockdown. This has suffered IT glitches and delays amid high demand for the service.
It is operated by French venture Edenred on behalf of the Department for Education and promises regular food vouchers to parents of the 1.3 million disadvantaged children who are eligible for free school meals. But a significant number of school leaders have reported problems when trying to access the vouchers for pupils.
