Eligibility Criteria
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.
In addition, you must be receiving any of the following:
Universal Credit (only if your family’s take-home pay is £408 or less per month from employment)
Income Support
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Pension Credit (which includes the child addition)
You will also be eligible for NHS Healthy Start if:
You’re under 18 and pregnant, even if you are not claiming any benefits
You claim income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and are over 10 weeks pregnant
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.