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New-born: what does our government support financially

caldi9
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Hello, we have been researching what benefits/credits there are with a first newborn. There seem to be a child benefit (capped based on income), childcare support, tax credit and Junior ISA. Is there anything we may have missed?
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Most people would no longer be eligible for tax credits.
Universal Credit is the current equivalent.1 -
https://www.gov.uk/get-help-savings-low-income/eligibility Not specific to children but useful for everyone if they get a qualifying benefit0
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