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maternity grant
Just wanted some advice, im due to have my baby on 13th march and due to go on mat leave as of tmro, my husband unfortunatley lost his job two weeks ago and has applied for income based jsa. I only work 3 days a week, im a ftm and hes first child tooand was looking forward to buying all baby essentials before baby arrives . With any mums its always stressful. My question is if i applied for tje grant because my hubby is now claiming would we be able to get the grant. It would help me out soooo much right now! I didnt knw it existed, a friend told me about it.
hi..i dont know if the rules have changed..but i received it with my daughter and neither of us were on any benefits..just had a low income..i never rhought we would get it!but deffo go for it..these schemes are put in place to help when your in a bad situation financially..so.i hope u get it and can get all you need for baby :)
Shazzy - exactly. Might aswell grab what u can while he is on JSA ;-)
P.S stress aside.. really looking forward to meeting new bubs soon x
Thank you ladies, will apply for both as soon as i can, i guess if u dont ask you dont get! Everything was going so well till he lost his job! Hopefully wont be long till hes got another.
That is an amazing program! I wish they had something like that here in the US.
What uniquely said. Also apply for the milk tokens aswell! It takes forever for them to come back.
It's my understanding that you are only entitled to the maternity grant if you are claiming a benefit such as income based jsa. You also need to claim it within 11 weeks of your due date and 3 months after the birth. Oh and it doesn't affect any benefits you receive or entitled to. Just download the form by googling "sure start maternity grant sf100 claim form" and take to your local job centre. Hope this helps :)
Its available at the jobcentre in the uk, hope im not confusing you. Not sure where u are posting from
Where do you get it. I have never heard anything about that.
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