Sure Start Maternity Grant
Paid by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
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Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on pregnancy, new baby or adoption — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
The 5 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
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The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed is free and always will be.
1 documents you'll need
Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
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Where this comes from
You could get a one-off payment of £500 to help towards the costs of having a child if this is your first child and you get certain benefits.
https://www.gov.uk/sure-start-maternity-grant
Last checked 2026-08-12 · extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human
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