Can anyone tell me something about these? Were my family poor before I can recall?

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LoafLegend@reddit

With grammar like that I assume they still are. Bring on the downvotes! 😂

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Its got a big "CANCELLED" stamp across it, but it looks like all of the preceding tickets were used as you can see the stubs on the left hand side, so I wonder if based on the date (which was when the regulations changed) that it was an older book of tokens that were cancelled after the new legislation (and maybe new ticket books given out?) was introduced.

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CarpeCyprinidae@reddit

i reckon its an "example token" sent out with a letter to all recipients to explain what they would be receiving in future after the scheme started

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MolassesInevitable53@reddit

so I wonder if based on the date (which was when the regulations changed) that it was an older book of tokens that were cancelled after the new legislation

Probably.

When I had these, the shop kept them when you used them.

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Djinjja-Ninja@reddit

Milk Tokens.

Your family were most likely on some form of benefit, the current equivalent is "Healthy Start".

Interestingly, based on the date it was from the first day of the The Welfare Food Regulations 1988, as that came into force on the 11th April 1988

From that:

3.—(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,

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MolassesInevitable53@reddit

I had milk tokens that looked exactly like that long before 1988. My children were born between 1976 and 1980.

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Competitive_Test6697@reddit

Thanks chatgpt

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cathie10101@reddit

I used to get milk tokens.ideal to swap for baby formula.and after I split up from my partner I still got tokens.and we lived miles away from my parents.and our lovely milkman used to buy my tokens cash.whuch gave me enough to get a train to where my parents lived.and so the kids had a day with their nana and grand dad. I was relying on social security for food and rent.t was paid £35-00 a week.my rent was £29-00 a week. Basically I starved so the kids could eat. But those tokens stopped us from going hungry.

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PresentationUpset319@reddit

Milk tokens..not just for milk...

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GroupApprehensive978@reddit

Milk tokens we given mostly to people with low income or some type of benefits, like income support and child benefit. My mother had these when I was a child. You just went to the shop and redeemed them for milk or other type of grocery shopping, depending on which shop you used them in.

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LoyalWatcher@reddit

Used to work in a supermarket and these were essentially counted as vouchers. They were redeemable for a certain value.

We didn't usually look too hard at what was being put through, it was more of: 'Did you buy some milk/fruit juice/baby milk or similar? That's £1.10 (or whatever) towards the total then.'

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