Sainsbury’s has announced that for the first time, it will be rolling out its £2 top-up coupon that accompanies the Government funded NHS Healthy Start scheme to Wales and Northern Ireland. The move comes as the cost-of-living continues to rise, as the coupon extension could to help feed an additional 47,000 pregnant women and children over the coming months.
The roll-out follows Sainsbury’s announcement last month that it would be re-introducing its £2 coupon over the next six months to customers using a Healthy Start card in England. The NHS Healthy Start scheme helps to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies and young children under the age of four from low-income households.
Customers in Wales and Northern Ireland who use a Healthy Start card when shopping at Sainsbury’s will now automatically receive a printed coupon worth £2, every week, to use towards fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables, until Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
