milk tokens.......how do i know if should be getting them?

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i didn't realise i should have been getting cut price formula from the Health Visitor until a notice was put up in the surgery saying they weren't doing it anymore. i naively assumed i would be given that information as a matter of course, and nobody ever asked me.
when i go to our local supermarket just about all the other mums are handing over milk tokens.
dp does work but we are considered low enough income to have been sent NHS exemption certificates.....i have to rearrange my finances AGAIN to pay for dental care and now my electric direct debit has doubled so i really need all the help i can get.
i'm off to see my HV later today but hoped the MN troops could arm me with some information/ammo as HV team are useless.

I phoned the tax credits people who were v helpful - I get NHS exemption but am not entitled to milk tokens - bizarre.

Good luck

right i've just read some stuff on the CAB website and it seems we're not entitled because we get Working Tax Credits.

think you have to be on income support or job seekers.

I think milk tokens are only given to those on income support,but if you get tax creditas you can buy formula at a reduced price in your health centre.A normal price may be about £6 odds whereas at our surgery it can be bought for just over £4 if you are on a low income.

Loobie......my surgery aren't doing reduced price formula anymore....the poster says it's due to government changes or some such rubbish.

well it looks like i'm going to have to start selling my belongings to cover some bills

another good reason to breastfeed

unfortunately bundle when i most needed some (real life physical) support whilst experiencing breastfeeding problems there was no-one to help, so i had to put ds on the bottle and expressing didn't work either so formula was my only option.

Poor you, it wasn't a criticism, I had bf problems too but managed to get through and feed my girls for a long time. It's a real pity that women aren't given the support to do it.

i've just realised i haven't been told anything about milk tokens.

am i right in thinking that if your on is and have a child under 5 you should get them ??

excuse typing, poorly ds on lap

i didn't take it as a criticism bundle

i was in the mists of new motherhood and i received wonderful support from MNers.

i was unfortunate that my darkest time was a Bank Hoilday weekend so all the local breastfeeding support team were out with their families.....when i finally got hold of someone she didn't know how to help me because she'd had a perfect breastfeeding experience...........if i ever do this motherhood thing again i'll know better next time

if you are on tax credits, show them your exemption card in boots and you get tins of milk slightly cheaper, about £2.00 cheaper i think, not many people know you can do this either, so much so that every time i did it, they had to call for help to put it through till, hope this helps,

personally i think people on tax credits, should get this and free school meals, what incentive is there to work when you get so much on income support, having said that i wouldnt give up my job

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