What is the NHS Healthy Start scheme?
If you’re pregnant or have children under the age of four you could get payments every four weeks to spend on:
• cow’s milk
• fresh, frozen or tinned fruit and vegetables
• infant formula milk
• fresh, dried, and tinned pulses
You could also get free Healthy Start vitamins.
You’ll get:
• £4.25 each week of your pregnancy (from the 10th week of your pregnancy)
• £8.50 each week for children from birth to one year old
• £4.25 each week for children between one and four years old
Your money will stop after your child’s fourth birthday, or if you no longer receive benefits.
For more information on who can apply for the scheme, and details on how the scheme works, please visit the Healthy Start website, or find more information in this leaflet here.
