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Free fruit & veg for mums....
pennylane99
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Pregnant women and toddlers from low income families are to receive free fruit and veg from next week.
Parents on low incomes will be eligible for the vouchers worth £2.80 a week for pregnant women and families with children between one and four years old.
Those with children under a year old will get 2 vouchers a week.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13553803,00.html
Parents on low incomes will be eligible for the vouchers worth £2.80 a week for pregnant women and families with children between one and four years old.
Those with children under a year old will get 2 vouchers a week.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13553803,00.html
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I should get mine in todays post ready to use monday. They can still be used for milk as before.Olympic bronze challenge-started 7/1/06-total so far is £194.300
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I got a leafelet about this the other day, i've just made a claim for IS due to taking aston out of nursery, so i'll get these, it's a good idea, i'll use mine for fruit as he eats at least 5 pieces a day.
https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk
they can be used to get
*liquid cows milk
*fresh fruit
*fresh vegetables
*infant formula milk
they can be used in any shop which has agreed to to take part in the scheme, could include
*greengrocers
*milkmen
*market stalls
*chemists
*corner shops
*food co-operatives
*supermarkets
*box schemes:j Baby boy Number 2, arrived 12th April 2009!:j0 -
i rang the ctc people and they said id automatically get these... rang the milk people and they said id have to apply.. im confused! my hubby came off WTC about 4 weeks ago so we have been eligable since then. Last time we were eligable and they were late sending out our tokens we recived a backdated cheque. would this happen in this case?Bad mother to 2!
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is low income working tax and child tax credit or is it just for income support0
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you wont get them if you receive WTC:j Baby boy Number 2, arrived 12th April 2009!:j0
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Miss_Money wrote:i rang the ctc people and they said id automatically get these... rang the milk people and they said id have to apply.. im confused! my hubby came off WTC about 4 weeks ago so we have been eligable since then. Last time we were eligable and they were late sending out our tokens we recived a backdated cheque. would this happen in this case?
There is a link here which gives info on how to apply
http://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/en/fe/page.asp?n1=1&n2=2&n3=18:j Baby boy Number 2, arrived 12th April 2009!:j0 -
This isn't just for mums it is for children and fathers too....0
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Its for pregnant women and children under the age of 5, dad's will only get it if they are a lone parent with a child under the age of 5.
If a couple are on benefits and have one child, they will get one token, if the woman is pregnant, they get 2.:j Baby boy Number 2, arrived 12th April 2009!:j0 -
Seems that if your income of £14,155 or less is made up of benefits then you get the vouchers.
However, if you go out and earn £14,155 or less, (and so also have to pay out extra money for transport to work, clothes, childcare, etc) then you're not entitled to the vouchers......0
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