18/02/2025
If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk.
If you’re eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in some UK shops. Your benefit will be added onto this card every 4 weeks
You can use your card to buy:
🥛 Plain liquid cow’s milk
🥕 Fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables
🥜 Fresh, dried, and tinned pulses
🍼 Infant formula milk based on cow’s milk
You can also use your card to collect:
💊 Healthy Start vitamins – these support you during pregnancy and breastfeeding
vitamin drops for babies and young children – these are suitable from birth to 4 years old
Find out if you're eligible and how to claim by visiting: https://ow.ly/UZpz50UTWyC
Source: NHS