Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 68800

Healthy Start Scheme

Tabled: 17 July 2025

Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to increase the amount of money available to people using the Healthy Start scheme, in the context of increases in the cost of (a) fruit, (b) vegetables, (c) infant fo

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Healthy Start is a demand-led, statutory scheme and aims to support those in greatest need. We recently announced in Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan that we will uplift the value of weekly payments by 10%, boosting the ability to buy healthy food ...

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