What is a Health in Pregnancy Grant?

June 18, 2009

If you are to be a mother you may be able entitled to get a one off, tax free payment. The payment is called ‘Health in Pregnancy Grant’. The money is to help you stay well and healthy and to meet extra costs during the later stages of your pregnancy.

Are you entitled for the grant?

You can get the Grant if all of the following apply:
•   You are 25 weeks pregnant or more.
•   You have been given health advice from a midwife or doctor to help you and your unborn baby stay healthy during pregnancy.
•   Be present, ‘ordinarily resident’ and have a ‘right to reside’ in the UK. ‘Ordinarily resident’ will depend on your circumstances but it usually means your main home is here.

How much do you get?

You can get a one-off payment of £190 for each pregnancy.