Child and Family Benefits

The benefits available include:

• Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
• Maternity Leave
• Universal Credit
• Child Benefit
• Healthy Start Vouchers
• Employer support with childcare costs
• Free nursery education for 2, 3 and 4 year olds
• Parents returning to work
• Help for carers
• Unpaid parental leave

You could also get a one-off payment to help towards the immediate costs of having a child. This is known as a Sure Start Maternity Grant.