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Wales Launches Revolutionary Gluten-Free Subsidy Card

7/27/2025

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Wales is set to unveil a groundbreaking prepaid gluten-free subsidy card this autumn, empowering those with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis to buy gluten-free foods at supermarkets and online. This pioneering initiative, designed to enhance choice and convenience, will replace traditional prescriptions and will be replenished every three months, following a successful pilot in Hywel Dda University Health Board.

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Wales is set to unveil a groundbreaking prepaid gluten-free subsidy card this autumn, empowering those with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis to buy gluten-free foods at supermarkets and online. This pioneering initiative, designed to enhance choice and convenience, will replace traditional prescriptions and will be replenished every three months, following a successful pilot in Hywel Dda University Health Board.