claire roach

hi i work 16 hrs a week 4 minimum wage and get working tax credit 2 top up.......am i entitled 2 the maternity grant still or is that just 4 peeps on income support

any ideas???

emmad339

This is the information that I managed to find when I was looking into Maternity Pay: -

Who is eligible?
You can get a Sure Start Maternity Grant if you or your partner receive any of the following:

Income Support
income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit at a rate higher than the family element
Working Tax Credit where a disability or severe disability element is included in the award
and if one of the following applies to you:

you or your partner are pregnant and expecting a baby within 11 weeks or have given birth within the last three months
you or your partner have adopted a child, or in certain circumstances have been granted a residence order for a child, within the last three months and the child is less than one year old
you and your husband or wife have been granted a parental order for a surrogate birth within the last three months
you or your partner are getting benefit for a dependant under the age of 20 who is pregnant and expecting a baby within 11 weeks or has given birth within the last three months
The term Partner is used here to mean:

a person you are married to or a person you live with as if you are married to them, or
a civil partner or a person you live with as if you are civil partners

Hope this helps you - personally I thought it was about as clear as mud lol

Emma xx

claire roach

whats this mean?

Child Tax Credit at a rate higher than the family element


lol soz im a bit dim

claire1978

I wondered that too, I hope someone can help

claire roach

yer lol its my only hope cuz the others r a no no

blondie_

im prtty sure ull be able to as your on working tax credits.

cuddles314

The family element is the basic rate of £545 a year, so as long as you get higher than that, then I guess you would be eligible.
xx

claire roach

cool im in then lol

cuddles314

But I would still check it out with a benefits advisor, just to make sure.
Fingers crossed you can get it hun.
xx

claire1978

I think I will get it aswell then, how do you claim and when