Maternity Grant (Form SF100)

A maternity grant (Form SF100), the form can be collected from your local job centre, is a fixed amount of £500 to help people on a low income buy clothes and equipment for a new born baby. It does not have to be repaid. It does not matter what you use the money for.

You can get a maternity grant if you or your partner are receiving Income Support, Pension Credit, income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or income-based Job seeker’s Allowance when you claim.

If you're getting Child Tax Credit, you may also be able to get a maternity grant if your award of Child Tax Credit is high enough. If you are getting Working Tax Credit with an extra amount because of disability, you will be entitled to a maternity grant.

You can claim a maternity grant if you or your partner is at least 29 weeks’ pregnant, or has given birth, adopted a baby or had a child by a surrogate mother within the last three months. You can also claim a maternity grant for a dependent child who is pregnant or who has given birth in the last three months. To claim a maternity grant, you also have to show that you have received advice from a health care professional.

If you are an asylum seeker getting government asylum support, you cannot get a maternity grant but you can ask for a one-off payment of £300. You must apply before your baby is two weeks old.

The form is simple to complete, just requiring your personnel and benefit information and information on the pregnancy.