You’ll qualify for the Healthy Start scheme if you’re at least 10 weeks pregnant or you have at least one child that’s under 4.
You must also be receiving any of the following:
You will also be eligible for Healthy Start if:
To find out if your family earns £408 or less per month from employment whilst claiming Universal Credit, look at your ‘take-home pay for this period’ on your monthly Universal Credit award notice.
If you are eligible for the Healthy Start Scheme, you can apply online. To apply, you will need your:
If you’re currently receiving paper vouchers for Healthy Start, these will stop once you complete the online application form. You can still use your Healthy Start vouchers until their expiry date. You can find the expiry date printed on your vouchers.
You can check if you’re eligible by applying now. Use the check what help you could get to pay for NHS costs online service to see if you’re eligible for other help with NHS costs.
You might be able to get Healthy Start depending on your immigration status. You can get a Healthy Start card if all the following apply:
Your biometric residence permit (BRP) or your online immigration status will say if you cannot claim public funds. You might also have a letter from the Home Office about it.
To get your Healthy Start card, ask for an application form via email. Only use this email address if you think you cannot claim public funds because of your immigration status.
If you meet the eligibility criteria above and would like to apply for Healthy Start, please email Healthystartclaim@dhsc.gov.uk and DHSC will be in touch with you to discuss the application process.
Please contact Healthystartclaim@dhsc.gov.uk if you have any other queries.