Best Start Foods – Social Security Scotland

Pregnant women and families with babies and children receiving certain benefits are being offered increased access to healthy foods.

The new Best Start Foods payment replaces the UK Government’s Healthy Start paper vouchers with a new payment card and is now open for new applications. New applications can be submitted by calling 0800 182 2222 or online www.mygov.scot  

Best Start Foods provides low income families on certain benefits with £17.00 every four weeks during pregnancy and for every child under three to spend on a range of healthy foods.  This payment increases to £34.00 for children under one.

People already in receipt of Healthy Start Vouchers will continue to receive these until such time as they are contacted directly with full details of how they will be transferred over.

To access the ‘Best Start Foods Fact sheet’  – CLICK HERE

To visit Social Security Scotland Website – CLICK HERE