Other benefitsHealth benefitsIf your child is looked after and accommodated, you may sometimes lose your entitlement to health benefits. This is because you may lose entitlement to a ‘qualifying benefit’ like IS or CTC, or because you are no longer treated as having a dependent child (for the Best Start food scheme). See here for who qualifies for health benefits. Check whether you still qualify even though your circumstances have changed – eg, you can get help with some costs on low income grounds.