Care and support

Healthy start vouchers

If you are getting income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, or income related employment and support allowance, or child tax credit and your annual family income is below, £15,575 you can receive vouchers from the ‘Healthy Start scheme’ during your pregnancy and afterwards. The vouchers, worth £3.00, are available to women who are over 10 weeks pregnant or those with children under the age of 4. For babies under 1, the vouchers are worth £6.00 each week. The vouchers can be used for fresh fruit and vegetables as well as fresh milk or formula milk for babies. In addition, the scheme also supplies free vitamin supplements.

Claims for healthy start vouchers can be made on form HS01 available from antenatal clinics, GP surgeries, children’s centres or on www.healthystart.nhs.uk or by calling 0845 607 6823.