๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐- ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ?
๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ก๐
If you get ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐, you can apply online if:
~youโre more than 10 weeks pregnant or have at least one child under 4 years old
~your familyโs monthly โtake-home payโ (also called โearned incomeโ) is ยฃ408 or less from employment
If you get ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐, you may be eligible for Healthy Start if:
~your familyโs annual income is ยฃ16,190 or less
~you do not get Working Tax Credit
Most people who get Child Tax Credit can apply online. You can apply online if youโre either:
~more than 10 weeks pregnant and have children under the age of 4
~not pregnant but have children under the age of 4
~If youโre more than 10 weeks pregnant and have other children who are all aged 4 or older, youโll need to apply by email or phone.
๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก๐
You can apply by email or phone if youโre more than 10 weeks pregnant, or have at least one child under 4 years old, and get either:
~Income Support
~Income-based Jobseekerโs Allowance
~Pension Credit (which includes the child addition)
You can also apply by email or phone if youโre more than 10 weeks pregnant and either:
under 18 years old and not getting any benefits
getting Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
If you get Child Tax Credit, youโll need to apply by email or phone if youโre more than 10 weeks pregnant and have other children who are all aged 4 or older.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ด๐ฒ๐.
Youโll get money added onto your Healthy Start card every 4 weeks.
Youโll get:
~ยฃ4.25 each week of your pregnancy from the 10th week
~ยฃ8.50 each week for children from birth to 1 year old
~ยฃ4.25 each week for children between 1 and 4 years old
Your money will stop when your child is 4 years old, or if you do not get benefits that make you eligible.
~You can also get free vitamins with your card.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐.
~ Online at https://services.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/apply-for-healthy-start/
~Calling 0300 330 7010
~Email healthy.start@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
If youโre not a British citizen but your child is
You might be eligible for Healthy Start depending on your immigration status.