The Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle MS, is encouraging eligible families to sign up for Healthy Start to get healthy food and vitamins for free.
Families can get a pre-paid card that is topped up every 4 weeks with credit to buy healthy food – fruit, vegetables, pulses and milk and infant formula. They can also get free Healthy Start vitamins.
Currently, nearly 40% of people within Wales who are eligible for the scheme are not claiming it.
Healthy Start is available to those who are more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under four, and are in receipt of certain benefits.
For further information visit Deputy Minister urges eligible families to claim Healthy Start payment | GOV.WALES