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A Sure Start Maternity Grant is a one-off payment to help with the costs of having a new-born or adopted baby.
Contact your local Jobcentre Plus Office for a claim form
Download a Sure Start Maternity Grant claim form from the Department for Work and Pensions website
Contact your local Social Security/Jobs and Benefits Office for a claim form
Print out and fill in a Sure Start Maternity Grant claim from the nidirect.gov.uk website.
You will need to provide evidence that you have received the advice of a health professional on the health and welfare needs of your baby. There is a certificate for this on the back of the claim form that you will need to get signed by a healthcare professional, for example: • A community or hospital midwife • A health visitor • Your doctor.
You can claim from the eleventh week before the baby is due and up to six months after the baby is born. If you are adopting a child the claim must be made within six months of the date of the adoption.
Updated: March 2019
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