Skip to main content

Best Start Foods

Last updated: 13/11/2025

Social Security Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government. We help the people of Scotland by delivering a range of social security payments.

One of the benefits we deliver is Best Start Foods which is a payment that can help you buy healthy foods like milk or fruit during pregnancy and when your child is under 3. You’ll get the payments on a prepaid card you can use in shops and online.

You may be able to get Best Start Foods for your child even if you cannot get certain benefits because of your immigration status or because you do not have a status.

To find out more, or apply for any of our benefits, you can phone one of our advisors. For other contact options and support, please see our website.

Regions:
  • Scotland

Notice: This has been an error loading the map.



Virtual

You can contact Social Security Scotland on webchat between 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
Freephone between 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays). If you cannot call 0800 numbers from your mobile phone, you can call Social Security Scotland for free from any payphone or landline.
If English is not your first language and you would like an interpreter, please call and we can arrange that for you.
Food and Nutrition
Money
Pregnancy
Children and Families
Parent and Family Support
Early Years
Financial Support
Welfare Rights
Parents and Families

Contact information

Do you represent this service?

This service has not been claimed yet. By claiming this service, you can manage the information on this page, which helps keep the information on ALISS up to date.

Can you help improve this listing?

If you see anything missing or inaccurate on this page please let us know and help improve the quality of information on ALISS.