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Healthy Start extension: application guidance

Sets out who is eligible to apply for the Healthy Start scheme under the extended criteria, and how to apply.

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has extended eligibility for the Healthy Start scheme to 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 eligible to apply for the scheme under the extended criteria
  • how to apply

Updates to this page

Published 31 July 2024
Last updated 30 May 2025 show all updates
  1. Updated to reflect that the Healthy Start extension scheme is now managed by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) (on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care).

  2. Updated 바카라 사이트˜Evidence for NRPF바카라 사이트™ in section 바카라 사이트˜1. No recourse to public funds or without any immigration status바카라 사이트™ of the guidance. DHSC will accept as evidence a visa that states that you have NRPF and which has not expired. DHSC will also accept a biometric residence permit (even if this has expired) alongside the share code from an eVisa.

  3. First published.

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