Best Start Foods

Best Start Foods is a benefit that provides money on a prepaid card every 4 weeks that you can use to buy healthy foods. You can apply for Best Start Foods if you live in Scotland, get certain benefits or tax credits and are pregnant or the parent or carer of a child under 3. You can apply as soon as you know you're pregnant, or any time up to your child’s 3rd birthday.

For more information and to apply visit the mygov.scot website or call Social Security Scotland on 0800 182 2222.