As the  cost of living crisis begins to effect us all it’s always worth checking if we are receiving all we are entitled to, especially if we have changed our hours at work or have recently become pregnant or a parent. There’s a huge amount of information on the UK Govermnent website to help. You are still entitled to many of these benefits if you are in work. Even if things haven’t changed it can be useful to check if there’s anything else available.

 

Financial help when having a baby

 

• Maternity pay and leave
• Paternity pay and leave
• Shared Parental Leave and Pay
• Check if you can get Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance
• Plan your Shared Parental Leave and Pay
• Maternity Allowance
• Sure Start Maternity Grant

 

Child Benefit

 

• Child Benefit payment dates
• Child Benefit if you move to the UK
• High Income Child Benefit Charge
• Child Benefit tax calculator
• Guardian’s Allowance
• Claim Child Benefit
• Claim and deal with Child Benefit for someone else
• Report changes that affect your Child Benefit
• Child Benefit if you leave the UK
• Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else
• Child Benefit for children in hospital or care
• Child Benefit if a child or parent dies
• Child Benefit complaints
• Repay Child Benefit overpayments
• Child Benefit when your child turns 16

 

Tax credits if you have children

 

• Tax credits if you have a baby
• How tax credits and other benefits affect each other
• How to claim tax credits
• Child Tax Credit
• Working Tax Credit
• Claiming and dealing with tax credits for someone else
• Report changes that affect your tax credits
• How to renew tax credits
• Tax credits if you leave or move to the UK
• Child Tax Credit when your child reaches 16
• Tax credits: your payment dates
• Correct a mistake on your tax credits claim form
• Tax credits checks
• Tax credits overpayments
• Tax credits: appeals and complaints