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Are there any grants available to buy things for the baby?
If you receive Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, Working Families Tax Credit or Disabled Person's Tax Credit and you do not have savings over £600, you can claim a maternity grant of £300 (From April 2002 the grant will increase to £500). The payment is reduced by £1 for every £1 of savings over £500.
You can claim this payment from the Benefits Agency, from 11 weeks before the baby is due and up to three months after the baby is born. If you are not eligible for one of the qualifying benefits until you become a single parent, remember to claim the maternity grant within three months of your baby's birth.
I don't want to leave my child. Do I have to go for a New Deal interview about going to work?
Under the government scheme called the New Deal for Lone Parents, if you are on Income Support you will be invited for an interview about helping you find work once your youngest child reaches school age. It is not compulsory to take part in this scheme. If you would like to take part before your child reaches school age, contact your local Jobcentre.
For more information about working parents’ rights see the Maternity Alliance website.
Or contact The Maternity Alliance office:
45 Beech Street
London EC2P 2LX
Information line l 020 7588 8582
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