Sure Start Maternity Grant

caz246

krisskross wrote: »

Is he still eligible for income based JSA if you work full time?

Yes just means he won't get any payment but will still get his NI conts paid.

scootw1

*Twinkle* wrote: »

this is the 1st i've heard of it, it's now going to be a bit of a struggle

TBH it sounds from your statement that you planned the child on the basis of receiving that grant

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

I'm due in July so I won't get the grant either but as I had my last child over 12 years ago I don't have anything baby related so i'm going to apply for a comunity care grant instead.

I've got nothing to lose & they can only say no.

*Twinkle*

scootw1 wrote: »

TBH it sounds from your statement that you planned the child on the basis of receiving that grant

i can assure you i didnt get pregnant for the benefits, that grant would obviously come in handy but i'll manage without it, your presumption is wrong!

Nickynoo1

scootw1 wrote: »

TBH it sounds from your statement that you planned the child on the basis of receiving that grant

lol, yeah cos one really would plan a child based on gettinga £500 grant, or whatever it is now. Most rididulous statement i've read in a long while...

sadlybroke

hello
my partner is due with her 4th child on 28th april 40 wks(we already missed out on the other £190 by around 2 weeks it looks like we will miss out on the £500 grant as well is this correct.she is having c section so the consultant has already said if everthing goes ok it will be at 38 wks 14th april .so does the new rules basically mean if you child born before 11th april you get it and after you don,t.

is there any other help we get ctc wtc

AimeesMum_2

sadlybroke wrote: »

hello
my partner is due with her 4th child on 28th april 40 wks(we already missed out on the other £190 by around 2 weeks it looks like we will miss out on the £500 grant as well is this correct.she is having c section so the consultant has already said if everthing goes ok it will be at 38 wks 14th april .so does the new rules basically mean if you child born before 11th april you get it and after you don,t.

is there any other help we get ctc wtc

If you are due on or after the 11th of April you will not get the grant. It doesn't matter if your child is born earlier than the cut off date. As she is on her 4th child, she will get the usual benefits I am imagining that she already claims. Child Benefit and Child Tax Credits.

krisskross

Nickynoo1 wrote: »

lol, yeah cos one really would plan a child based on gettinga £500 grant, or whatever it is now. Most rididulous statement i've read in a long while...

So why are women having children they obviously can't even provide the basics for without money from the taxpayer? For women already on benefits the HIP and Sure Start grant plus extra benefits after the birth was a lot of money.

DaisyFlower

krisskross wrote: »

So why are women having children they obviously can't even provide the basics for without money from the taxpayer? For women already on benefits the HIP and Sure Start grant plus extra benefits after the birth was a lot of money.

I agree, seen plenty of posts recently re it being unfair and how will they buy things. The thought of actually planning financially for a child seems to have gone out of the window nowadays.

As for applying for a community care grant, words fail me.

AimeesMum_2

DaisyFlower wrote: »

I agree, seen plenty of posts recently re it being unfair and how will they buy things. The thought of actually planning financially for a child seems to have gone out of the window nowadays.

As for applying for a community care grant, words fail me.

Completely agree. Whatever happened to people saving up to buy things. You have 9 months to provide your baby with the things it will require and with websites like ebay and gumtree it doesn't cost anywhere near £500 for the essentials. The funny thing is that the majority of people that I know that are complaining are raking in more than I earn working full time on their benefits.