New parents in Renfrewshire are being encouraged to check their eligibility for free money to help with food, after thousands of pounds worth goes unclaimed.
Social Security Scotland (SSS) says families are missing out on the benefits of the Best Start Food programme, which helps with the cost of buying healthy food and milk when they are pregnant or have a child under the age of three.
The payment, which replaced the UK Healthy Start Voucher in 2019, is delivered via a prepaid card and is topped up with up to £36 for each eligible child every four weeks.
