Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98566
Healthy Start Scheme: Migrants
Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Olivia Blake
Labour — Sheffield Hallam
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will publish the outcome of the Healthy?Start extension for families with the No Recourse to Public Funds condition; and whether a timeline has been set for bringing the scheme into law.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Department is currently considering options following the consultation titled Eligibility for Healthy Start for groups that have no recourse to public funds or are subject to immigration controls. Further information will be available in due course.