Wales to roll out subsidy cards to help reduce cost of gluten-free food

UK-first scheme aims to improve access to wider range of food for people with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance

People with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance in Wales will be eligible for a prepaid card designed to help towards the cost of specialised foods.

The debit-style subsidy cards will be rolled out in a UK-first this autumn, the Welsh government said on Friday. The scheme aims is to give people with conditions such as coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis access to a wider range of gluten-free food at supermarkets and online, rather than relying on prescriptions from a pharmacy.