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Welsh Deputy Minister urges families to claim Healthy Start payment

Published on: 19 April 2022

Published by LNB News

LNB News 19/04/2022

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Issue Date: 19 April 2022

Published Date: 19 April 2022

Jurisdiction(s): Wales

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The Welsh Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle, has urged eligible families to claim the Healthy Start payment, which grants a prepaid card that is topped up every 4 weeks to be used to purchase healthy food and infant formula. The Welsh Government has said that 40% of eligible people have not claimed the payment. The payment is available to those who are more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, in receipt of certain benefits.

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