Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 52530

Healthy Start Scheme: Costs

Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025

Question

Sarah Russell

LabourCongleton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the annual cost to the public purse of the Healthy Start scheme; and what proportion of this cost is attributed to (a) administration and (b) payments to families.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Healthy Start is a demand led scheme, and therefore, the cost of the scheme differs from year to year. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) delivers the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. In the financial year 2023/24, the cost to t...

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