Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 58725

Healthy Start Scheme: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 10 June 2025

Answered: 23 June 2025

Question

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families subject to no recourse to public funds in Northern Ireland (a) are in receipt of Healthy Start and (b) have had their application for Healthy Start rejected.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Department transferred the Healthy Start Extension Scheme to the NHS Business Services Authority at the beginning of April 2025.Since April 2025, and as of the 11 June 2025, there are no families in Northern Ireland subject to no recourse to public fu...

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