Twins
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1st Trimester
2nd Trimester
3rd Trimester
Financial/benefits
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Concerns
Labour/delivery
Newborn
Loss
Teenage parents and benefits
Social Fund payments
Everyone on income-based JSA, IS or CTC of more than the family element (or family element plus baby addition if you have a baby under one) can claim a Sure Start Maternity Grant of £500. You should claim it from the Benefits Agency any time from 11 weeks before your baby is due until three months after it is born.
There are also Social Fund loans and grants for those on income-based JSA or IS. Your parents can claim these things for you if they are on one of these benefits and you are living at home.
Maternity Allowance
You can get Maternity Allowance if you have worked in 26 weeks of the 66 weeks (approx. 1 year 3 months) before your baby is due and you earned at least £30 a week on average in 13 of those weeks. You can claim it on form MA1 from your local Benefits Agency.
Other Help
You may also be able to get help with fares to hospital; free sight tests; vouchers for glasses; free vitamins; free school meals (for those on IS or income-based JSA); or reduced price baby milk. You can get milk tokens if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or for your child up to the age of 5, if you are receiving IS or income-based JSA.
THE MATERNITY ALLIANCE
2-6 Northburgh Street
London EC1V 0AY
Information line: 020 7490 7638
www.maternityalliance.org.uk
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Created: 08/07/2002 Updated: 15/10/2004
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