# The Welfare Food Regulations 1988, Regulation 3: Free milk, dried milk and vitamins


(1) Subject to the provisions as to milk tokens contained in Part III, any of the following in Great Britain–
(a) an expectant mother who is, or is a member of the family of a person who is, in receipt of income support;
(b) a child, who has not attained the age of 5 years who is a member of a family a member of which is in receipt of income support and who is being cared for by a member of such a family;
(c) a handicapped child,
is entitled to receive for personal consumption milk or dried milk in accordance with these Regulations free of charge.
(2) Subject to the provisions as to evidence contained in paragraph (3) any of the following in Great Britain–
(a) an expectant or nursing mother who is, or is a member of the family of a person who is, in receipt of income support;
(b) a child who has not attained the age of 5 years, who is a member of a family a member of which is in receipt of income support and who is being cared for by a member of such a family,
is entitled to receive for personal consumption vitamins in accordance with these Regulations free of charge.
(3) Entitlement to free vitamins shall be subject to an application being made to a clinic supported by documentary evidence of the relevant entitlement to income support either in the form of an order book or otherwise.
(4) A beneficiary’s entitlement to milk or dried milk is as follows–
(a) except in the case of a child who has not attained the age of 1 year, to milk at the rate of 7 pints per week, or where the supplier supplies milk only in metric measures, 4 litres per week;
(b) in the case of a child who has not attained the age of 1 year, either to milk at the rates specified in sub-paragraph (a) or to dried milk at the rate of 900 grammes per week, instead of milk.
(5) A beneficiary’s entitlement to vitamins is at the rate specified in Column 2 of Schedule 2 in relation to the category of beneficiary specified in Column 1 of that Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/536/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-regulations-1988/regulation-3
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