New baby: What benefits / How to check?

buel10

Hi all.
My wife and I are lucky enough to have had a lovely little girl (3 weeks old), other than child benefit, are there any other benefits we can claim?
We both work and earn just over £50,000 between us but aren't sure how to check what we are entitled to.
Hope this is the correct sub-forum to ask this question.

nannytone_2

the limit for tax credits for 1 child is 26k and i think help with childcare stops at around 40k.

you may be able to claim tax free childcare which would give you a saving of 20p in the pound

Alice_Holt

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/children-and-young-people/benefits-for-families-and-children/

buel10

nannytone wrote: »

the limit for tax credits for 1 child is 26k and i think help with childcare stops at around 40k.

you may be able to claim tax free childcare which would give you a saving of 20p in the pound

Thank you for that. Having checked, I see that it says:
'If you’re on parental leave
If you want Tax-Free Childcare for your baby, you must wait until 2 weeks before going back to work to apply. You can apply now for older children born on or after 1 April 2013 that you’re not on parental leave for.'

Can I ask a silly question - is parental leave the same as maternity leave as my wife is on maternity leave?

tboo

buel10 wrote: »

Thank you for that. Having checked, I see that it says:
'If you’re on parental leave
If you want Tax-Free Childcare for your baby, you must wait until 2 weeks before going back to work to apply. You can apply now for older children born on or after 1 April 2013 that you’re not on parental leave for.'

Can I ask a silly question - is parental leave the same as maternity leave as my wife is on maternity leave?

No parental leave is this

Maternity leave is this

poppy12345

tboo wrote: »

No parental leave is this

Maternity leave is this

They are the same links... which were changed after i posted this :P

epm-84

For high earning households where both people work the main benefits are maternity pay and shared parental leave (useful if the mother earns more or if she wants to go back to work earlier than she needs to.)