Pregnancy and baby payment
This is a grant of £606 (or £303 if you are responsible for another child aged under 16) to help with the costs of having a new baby. To qualify, unless you are under 18 (or in some situations under 20), you have to be getting a qualifying benefit.1Regs 11 and 12 and Sch 2 para 1(e) EYA(BSG)(S) Regs You or your partner must be getting one of the following: •universal credit (UC) (including if your award ended within the last month);
•income support;
•income-based jobseeker’s allowance;
•income-related employment and support allowance;
•pension credit (PC);
•housing benefit;
•child tax credit (CTC);
•working tax credit.
You can claim from the 24th week of pregnancy up to six months after the baby is born. You may also qualify if you become responsible for a baby who is under the age of one – eg, as a kinship carer or where a child is placed with you for adoption. In these situations, you have to claim before the child’s first birthday and you have to be responsible for the child (see below).2Sch 2 EYA(BSG)(S) Regs