Healthy Start

Providing a nutritional safety net and encouragement for breastfeeding and healthy eating to around 600,000 women and children in over 450,000 very low income and disadvantaged families across the UK, Healthy Start vouchers can be put towards the cost of milk, fresh or plain frozen fruit and vegetables in 30,000 retail outlets (small shops as well as major supermarkets). The scheme also provides coupons that can be exchanged via the NHS locally for free Healthy Start vitamin supplements for children, pregnant women and new mothers.