Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department (a) holds and (b) is able to publish on who is eligible for Healthy Start Vouchers.

People are eligible for the Healthy Start scheme if they are claiming any of the following benefits or tax credits:

- Income Support;

- Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance;

- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance;

- Child Tax Credit with an annual family income of £16,190 or less;

- Universal Credit with family take-home pay of less than £408 per month; and

- Pension Credit.

Eligibility for the Healthy Start scheme is kept under continuous review. It aligns closely with other passported benefits and was expanded in June 2019 to include Pension Credit beneficiaries with children in their care.