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Who can get Sure Start Maternity Grant?
A one-off £500 grant in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, usually only if there is no other child under 16 in the family, and a qualifying benefit is in payment. Scotland uses the Best Start Grant.
- Paid by Department for Work and Pensions.
- The catalogue looks for: Pregnant or a baby under 1.
- The catalogue looks for: A qualifying benefit.
- The catalogue looks for: Usually no other child under 16.
- This is not a decision. The department or the council decides.
Department for Work and Pensions
Indicative only. Not advice. Confirm it on the official page before you rely on it.