Family Early Help
Healthy Start Food Vouchers and Vitamins
Are you on low income and pregnant or have at least one child under the age of four? You can get financial help to buy fruit, vegetables, pulses, milk, and infant formula for you and your family. If eligible, you will be sent a prepaid card with weekly top-ups which you can use like a debit card to spend on Healthy Start items.
You could receive around £440 over a year while your child is under one, £220 a year for each child aged one to three (under four), and about £140 while more than 10 weeks pregnant.
All pregnant women under 18 are entitled to both a free Healthy Start vitamins and a Healthy Start prepaid card.
Find out more and apply
- To find out more and to apply, visit findfood.camden.gov.uk/healthy-start
- If you need help applying, you may call freephone 0800 731 0232 or 0800 389 5789 or visit your local Children’s Centre
- To find out more about your local Centre visit camden.gov.uk/childrens-centre-services
You can find more information, and check whether a parent is eligible on this link: www.healthystart.nhs.uk/how-to-apply
and here is a leaflet about Healthy Start in Camden
Families who have NRPF (no recourse to public funds)
Mothers who have no recourse to public funds are eligible for Healthy Start scheme to people who meet all of the following criteria:
- Have parental responsibility for at least one British child who is less than 4 years old
- Have a family take-home pay of less than £408 per month
- Are excluded from claiming public funds due to a current (or lack of) immigration status
Help with Starting Solids and Healthy Eating in Early Years
you can find links to Starting Solid foods online advice and information sessions and links to Early Years food and healthy eating online sessions here