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<p>The Sure Start Maternity Grant is a payment of £500 to provide important help for
families with the costs of a new baby.</p><p> </p><p>The grant is available to recipients,
and partners of recipients, of a qualifying benefit or tax credit i.e Income Support,
Pension Credit, JSA (income-based), Universal Credit, Support for Mortgage Interest,
Child Tax Credit, or Working Tax Credit with a disability or severe disability element.
A customer may also be eligible for a Sure Start Maternity Grant where one of the
above benefits is being paid in addition to their Maternity Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>By
restricting the availability to those in receipt if income related benefits the Government
is focussing the available resource where it is needed most.</p>
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