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ESF+ Food and Basic Material Support
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ESF+ Food and Basic Material Support is designed to support Member States in addressing the basic needs of the most deprived people in our community. It is funded by ESF+ under the Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training Programme.
This support is for people without access to income or living in very poor circumstances.
The support will work with not-for-profit organisations to provide food and basic material assistance.
ESF+ Food and Basic Material Support will help people take their first steps out of poverty and social exclusion by addressing some of their most basic needs.
The focus of the fund will be on those on the margins of society and in need of essential supports.
Effectively, the support will target:
The focus of the food operation will be on those on the margins of society in need of essential food support.
It will ensure a reliable supply of food to approved partner organisations nationwide over the life of the ESF+ Food and Basic Material Support Programme, with the approved organisations collecting food products from three regional hubs in Dublin, Cork and Galway.
Food will be made available to all eligible organisations from an approved food schedule compiled by the Department of Social Protection following consultation with the charitable sector. The food items consist of basic, non-perishable foods which are easy to transport and store.
To access this operation an organisation should send the form at the bottom of this page to SMD@welfare.ie
ESF+ Food and Basic Material Support Application Form for Organisations to join the Nationwide Availability of Food
The following is the process for organisations joining the operation for the national availability of food:
If you are not happy with the decision on your application for the ESF+ Food and Basic Material Support programme you can submit an appeal in writing to SMDAppeals@welfare.ie
For further information, contact:
ESF+ Food and Basic Material Support is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union. Visit eufunds.ie for more information.
The ESF+ Food & Basic Material Support is a continuation of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) programme in Ireland which ended in 2022.
The EU Commission are conducting an ex-post evaluation of the 2014-2020 Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) programme.
This online public consultation is open to all stakeholders and citizens to participate.
To take part you will have to register with EU Login. It should only take a few minutes to complete the survey.
The closing date for receipt of replies is Wednesday 8 May 2024.