Pod Bites: Closing the gaps in NHS Healthy Start

Figures show 36% of households with a child aged under five are living in poverty.

Yet many families are missing out on the NHS Healthy Start scheme - a vital nutritional safety net that can help parents struggling with the cost of living.

So in the second episode in our new Early Years podcast series, our Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer Tilda Ferree examines what can be done to protect some of the country's most vulnerable children.

• Check out part one of the series here.

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