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<p>The number of Sure Start Maternity Grant awards in Great Britain is reported annually
in Appendix 1 of the Social Fund Annual Report:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-fund-annual-report-2017-to-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-fund-annual-report-2017-to-2018</a></p><p
/><p>The number of Sure Start Maternity Grant awards are provided in the table below.</p><p
/><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of Sure Start Maternity Grant
awards, 2010/11 to 2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>257,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>89,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>77,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>73,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>66,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>59,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>55,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>50,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>As of 24 January 2011, Sure Start Maternity Grants are provided for
the birth of the recipient’s first child only. Previously it was payable for the birth
of each child.</p>
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