Written questions

Healthy Start Scheme

Commons · Question 10508 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing auto-enrolment for Healthy Start.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 30 Oct 2024

The Healthy Start scheme is being kept under review. The scheme was introduced in 2006 to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children under four years old from very low-income households. It can be used to buy, or put towards t...