Sure Start Maternity Grants- Afghan and Ukrainian Applicants

Click here for a relaxing of the rules around claiming the £500 Sure Start Maternity Grant normally paid for the frst child in a family. 'A temporary change to the 6-month time limit for claiming an SSMG has been introduced for these groups of people only. This means that parents or guardians who meet the Afghan or Ukrainian criteria but didn’t apply for an SSMG within 6 months of their baby being born, can now make a claim up to 8 December 2023...People with a child before coming to the UK can claim.'