GovWire

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has extended eligibility for theHealthy Start schemeto British children aged under 4 years old whose parent or guardian meets the financial eligibility criteria and is either:

• subject to a no recourse to public funds (NRPF) condition (as attached to their immigration permission)
• without any immigration status

This guidance provides full details of:

• who is elegible to apply for the scheme under the extended criteria
• how to apply