am i entitled to the sure start grant?

AsknAnswer

You can claim a Sure Start Maternity Grant at any time from 11 weeks before your expected date of confinement (due date) up until three months after the birth of your baby. To qualify on the Child Tax Credit as your qualifying benefit, you must be recieving child tax credit at a rate of £548 per year or £1095 per year if you have a baby under the age of one. These rates change every year from April - this is the rate for April 2009 to April 2010

Child Tax Credit is the child tax credit element of your award alone, it does not include the childcare element, the family element or working tax credit.

emweaver

I would apply and see what the say. Do you know how much of your tax credits its for childcare?

You can receive more than those rates to qualify but if you receive less then you wont.

angelicmary85

I only managed to get this grant by the skin of my teeth! The really nice lady on the phone if you are medically exempt through tax credits (NOT the materninty certificate but a little plastic card that has tax credits written on it) then you will more than likely qualify. Everyone over 25weeks pregnant is entitled to the health in pregnanacy grant.

howdidthishappen

we qualify for £547.50 family element, £2237.45 child element and £2130.67 childcare element. I think this means I should qualify

carlamagee

im so confused with this aswell.....i got the form and filled it in, gonna get my doctor to sign it and leave it to the jobcentre and hope for the best anyways!!!!