can i get child benefit during pregnancy.for example i hear about £500. It is my first child.?

Question

I am 34 weeks pragnent.I hear about £500 child benefint for the first baby.And its my first baby.Can i apply now or can i get this benefit and what shoul i do for this benefit to get it?

Answer 1

Child Benefit after the child is born is about £17 per week. There are a variety of grants available through means testing, so ask at the local job centre.

Answer 2

I think you are getting confused with the Sure Start Maternity Grant.
With your 1st baby, you can apply if you qualify, speak to your midwife or go to the local social security office to enquire about benefits you may be entitled to.

Child benefit won't be paid until the child is born, its £17 a week for the 1st child (in the UK). You will have to register the birth and send the birth certificate off to do this. Everyone is entitled to this regardless of income.

Answer 3

its not child benefit you get that after the child is born the £500 is a grant that you don't have to pay back and it doesn't matter if its your 1st child or not you would still get the money. you should go into your local social security office to find out more because i think you are entitled to it if you are working or not.
oh and you will need to take in your maternity certificate that you get at i think 30+ weeks. long time since i did it now sorry but i hope that helped even if just abit

Answer 4

no u only get child benefit when the baby is born, and its about £17/week for your first child. If your not working, you can get a maternity grant for up to £500 (i think!). You also get the child trust fund voucher for £250 when the baby is born too which goes in to an account for when the child is 18. hope this helps, ring the social security to find out tho for definate

Answer 5

It depends if you are claiming state benefits such as family tax credit, income support, job seekers allowance etc. You can then apply for a sure start maternity grant (ask your local job centre for a form) you are entitled to up to £500 per child you have. When you have the baby pop down to your local inland revenue office and ask to apply for child benefit. if you have been working but weren't with the employer long enough to qualify for maternity pay you are entitled to money too, pop into your local jobcentre and ask to talk to a the benefits department!! you ARE entitled to these benefits and should not miss out!! Good luck and i hope your baby arrives safely.

Answer 6

hi ya is this your first baby? Are you on Jobseekers allowance? If you are you can get a thing called sure start grant to help buy things for your baby which you don't pay back. If you don't get jobseekers allowance you might still be able to get it by claiming child tax credit whent the baby is born if you are on a low wage. Ask your midwife she will know she will give you a form with all the information you need. Good luck

Answer 7

hi,
your local benefit office should have details about something called Surestart. it is a scheme that offers a one-off payment of £500 to all those who are on a low income. and you don't need to pay it back either!
you need to fill out a form for it. have you got maternity leave? or do you need to apply for maternity allowance or income support? Jobcentreplus will have booklets which contain all of the details of the benefits that are applicable to you. good luck with everything
and don't forget to take care of yourself....
there are some good answers on here already - all of which are true. take the advice and go and get the help that you need...
when you have your baby you should get a welcome pack which includes all of the child benefit literature and application form that you need..

Answer 8

I think you aren't able to collect a child benefit until there is a child, that is, a live birth. Get a copy of the form and see what it says but I'm guessing it's going to ask for the child's name and birth date.

Answer 9

you need to go to your local benefit office or job centre plus for a form.
you can generally only recieve the one off payment of £500 which is nonrefundable (which i assume is what you are referring to) you not have to pay it back. if you are on job seeker allowance, income support, incapacity benefit or if you are claiming tax credits which include the family element which needs to be more than about £600 if your child is over one or over about £1200 if your child is under one these figures are per yr.

you can claim it 11wks before your due date and 3months and baby is born.

check out :http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/benefits/benefits_for_families_and_children.htm

you can get the form from www.dwp.gov.uk

Answer 10

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