Free £18 to spend at Sainsbury’s – £3 a week for fruit & veg [Healthy Start]

🍎 FREE £18 to spend at Sainsbury’s – £3 a week for fruit & veg! 🥦

Sainsbury’s are bringing back their Healthy Start top-up! If you’re on NHS Healthy Start, you can get an extra £3 FREE every week for 6 weeks – that’s £18 total for Christmas.

Who can get it?
You must already have an NHS Healthy Start card AND have used your Healthy Start card + Nectar card together in the same Sainsbury’s shop in the last 12 months.

Eligibility for Healthy Start Scheme

You may qualify for the scheme if you are at least 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4 years old, and you receive certain benefits:

• Universal Credit (with a take-home pay of £408 or less per month)
• Child Tax Credit (with a family income of £16,190 or less per year)
• Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Pension Credit or Income-related ESA
• Under 18 and pregnant (qualify without needing to receive specific benefits)

The current NHS Healthy Start payment amounts are:

• £4.65 per week for people who are more than 10 weeks pregnant
• £9.30 per week for children from birth to 1 year old
• £4.65 per week for children aged 1 to 4 years old

How to claim it – step by step:

1. Make sure you are on the NHS Healthy Start scheme (for low-income families with young kids)

2. Go to the Sainsbury’s Healthy Start top-up portal and register – the sainsburys.co.uk page is currently down, so use the direct sainsburyshealthystart.argosrewards.co.uk

3. Register by 11:59pm on 9th November 2026

4. Check your email from 18th November – Sainsbury’s will email you a £3 eGift card each week for 6 weeks

5. Spend it in-store or online on fresh, frozen, tinned or dried fruit, veg, beans & pulses – you must spend each £3 voucher within 7 days

That’s it! No codes needed.

England, Wales & NI only.

Don’t have Healthy Start yet? Apply for the scheme here first: https://www.gov.uk/healthy-start

Tap the Get offer button to claim Sainsbury’s £3 Top-Up Here (for those already on Healthy Start)

Tag someone on Healthy Start who needs this 👇