If you are more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you could get help to buy healthy food and milk and items like:
- fresh, tinned or frozen fruit;
- vegetables;
- pulses (lentils and beans);
- cow’s milk;
- and first infant formula.
If you are eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in supermarkets and other grocery stores.
Healthy Start add your Healthy Start money onto this card every four weeks. Find out if you are eligible to receive these benefits.
If you're not eligible, alternative grants and funds may be available.