First I’ll list the possible extra benefits that may be available to you, depending on your circumstances…

• Child Benefit - paid irrespective of how much money you have (unless your income is more than £50,000 a year)
• Child Tax Credit - the amount of this depends on your other income
• Income Support - the amount here depends on your income too
• Sure Start Maternity Grant - a one off payment, for your first child only
• Housing Benefit (which you might already be getting)
• Council Tax Support (which you might already be getting)

Next, let’s think about your circumstances. Probably one of the following things apply to you:

• ‘I was on Jobseeker's Allowance before’ or ‘I’m still getting Jobseeker's Allowance’
  
• ‘I was on Employment and Support Allowance before’
  
• ‘I was in a relationship, but have recently had to leave my partner’
  

Choose which one of these applies to you, and click on it

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