Request

Please can you answer a query I have related to where the NHS Healthy Start prepaid card is spent in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Please share information about the amount spent using the prepaid card at supermarkets specifically. Preferably, I would like to see a monthly breakdown of this covering 1st July 2025 and 30 September 2025.

Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.

Data has been provided by category as requested (Grocery Stores, Supermarkets). Note that some retailer outlets (e.g. some individual supermarkets, etc.) may record transactions within a different category. Examples of this may be where a retailer (e.g. a supermarket) has an outlet that is within a service station – this would not be included within this data.

Data Queries

Please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

Reusing the data and copyright

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2025” This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.