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What Benefits are available?

  • Statutory Maternity Pay
  • Maternity Allowance
  • Statutory Paternity Pay
  • Healthy Start Vouchers
  • Sure start Vouchers
  • Child Benefit
  • Child tax credit
    • Income Support
    • Working tax credit
    • Jobseekers allowance
    • Housing benefit
    • Council tax benefit
    • Free part time education places
  • Travel to school
  • School meals
  • School Uniform
  • Free prescriptions
  • Free dental treatment
  • Benefit
    Who can recieve it
    Further Information
    Statutory Maternity Pay (Smp)
    Expectant and new mums who work.  You recieve it for 39 weeks but it is less than your normal pay (some employers offer different schemes) More info > 
    Contact your employer
    Maternity Allowance

    Expectant and new mums who work but are not eligible for SMP (for example, because your income is very low or you are self-employed) More info > 

    Jobcenter Plus - see phone book for local office or www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
    Statutory Paternity Pay

    New dads who work. Two weeks’ pay  (either linked to earnings or at a flat pay rate, whichever is less) while on paternity leave. More info >

    Your employers
    Healthy Start Vouchers

    Expectant mums and families with children under 4 on certain benefits for low-income households.  pregnant women under age 18, whether or not you’re on benefits. More info >

    Ask your midwife or www.healthystart.nhs.uk or Tel. 08456076823
    Sure start Vouchers

    Lump sum of £500 for expectant or new mums on a low income. More info >

    Jobcenter Plus - see phone book for local office or www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
    Child Benefit

    Anyone who is responsible for a child. More info >

    HM Revenue & Customs. www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit. Helpline No. 08453021444
    Child tax credit

    Family with children and income less than £58,175* or £66,350* where child under one. More info >  

    HM Revenue & Customs. www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/index.htm. Helpline No. 08453003900
    Working tax credit

    Single parent working at least 16 hours a week, and couple with children where one or both adults works at least 16 hours a week, and income is low, or fairly high income and many children and/or high childcare costs. More info >

    HM Revenue & Customs. www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/index.htm. Helpline No. 08453003900
    Income Support

    Single parent not working (or working less than 16 hours a week) and on a low income.  Parent under age 19, in full-time education and on a low income. More info >

    Jobcenter Plus - see phone book for local office or www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
    Jobseekers allowance

    Family where no-one is working more than 16 (or in some cases 24) hours a week but at least one adult is seeking work and income is low. More info >

    Jobcenter Plus - see phone book for local office or www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
    Housing benefit

    Households paying rent and on a low income

    Jobcenter Plus - see phone book for local office or www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
    Council tax benefit

    Person responsible for paying council tax and on a low income

    Jobcenter Plus - see phone book for local office or www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
    Free part time education places

    For children aged 3 and 4 in England

    LFIS Tel. 08000960296 or www.childcarelink.gov.uk
    Travel to school

    For children under eight travelling two or more miles to school and older children at least three

    See your local education authority in the phone book
    School meals

    Free mid-day food for children whose parent(s) are on a low income and getting certain benefits

    See your local education authority in the phone book
    School Uniform

    Where parent(s) are on a low income – but local authorities set own rules and not all offer grants

    See your local education authority in the phone book
    Free prescriptions

    Women while pregnant and within one year of birth. Children under 16 or under 19 if in full-time education. Members of family eligible on a low income and getting certain benefits.

    Complete the back of the prescription
    Free dental treatment

    Women while pregnant and within one year of birth. Children under at 16. Members of family getting income support, jobseeker’s allowance and, in some cases, tax credits

    Complete the back of the prescription

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