Hi all i left a message to say i had sent the form and i,d let you know, well i am really pleased, couldnt believe how fast it was, all in all it took 9 days from posting it to being in my bank, hope you all get it as fast as me!

I know that this grant is 'free' money and that we should all be grateful for it, but why such a hassle to get it?

My troubles started with the doctor's / midwife! It took me three weeks to get my midwife to sign one for me in the first place, then she left it with the receptionist at my surgery, who then promptly posted it 'on my behalf' of course i hadn't filled my sections of the form in having never laid eyes on it myself, how very clever this individual must be to have sent in a blank form!!!

In HMRC defence they did track me down and send the form back to me to fill in, fantastic i thought what service! However, I have rung them today to check that they received it, to be told that the grant had been awarded but the computer that scans the forms read my bank account number wrong and so it hadn't been paid, this was 2 weeks ago that they processed the form! If the system threw up this error how difficult would it be to manually check the form, also why was i not notified of the error and asked to resubmit my bank details! Everything has now gone to their head office, so who knows how much longer, this has been going on 5 weeks already (and that's not including the time it took for my MW to sign the blasted thing in the first place!). Have to laugh about it really, British efficiency at its very best LOL!

I sent mine about 11 days ago and it has been paid into my account... I wondered why I still had money in there !

I have not had a letter yet.

mine took 10 days from sending the form to being in my bank,didnt recieve letter till a few days after it had gone in bank so keep checking your bank.

I posted my form off for the £190 grant on the 22nd of july its now the 27th of july i,m hoping there fast at paying it in my bank coz really need the money at the moment, i,ll let you all know how long it takes.hmm

I was told by my midwife that it only takes a few weeks to be processed in to you bank account and i sent my form of on 18th July so fingers crossed they will process it soon as they get it and there wont be any complications :-)

I got the form from the midwife 21st may, probably posted it about the 25th and it's been paid into my account today. So it looks like they are getting more efficient.

Just recieved mine only waited 3 weeks so was very pleased

Got mine on Friday - less than three weeks from sending off the form!

mine went in yesterday and I only applied about a month ago! yay!

I know a lot of people have been having trouble with their grant and was wondering if you had had it paid yet. I was v shocked as mine went in yesterday and I only sent it off a month ago. have you all got yours yet.

Loganberry, I asked that exact question when I called them.

Apparently they are stamping all applications when they come in, with the date that they received them and as long as the date they stamp is within 31 days of the date that you signed the form (and dated it) it will still be valid.

Hope this helps hun.

got mine today. think i applied around first week in april.

if they ar so behind what happens about the 31 day time limit once the midwife has signeed it. by timne they sort it out the time will be up, so what happens then??

Oh HMS, for you!! They really are useless sometimes and so bloody rude aswell!!

Hope it gets sorted. Don't worry too much though - I'm 36 weeks today so hopefully you'll get your money by the time you're at the same stage as me...

We've decided to use the money to buy our baby monitor and LOADS of nice ready meals from M&S for after the birth so we don't have to worry about cooking - thought we probably wouldn't get the money so we've decided to treat ourselves with it!!

Well - I am so annoyed about this but I have had a letter today stating my midwife signed my form too early. It is plainly not true in my notes it says she signed it on 08 April which was 25 weeks and 1 day - the idiots have read the 8 as a 5 and decided I can't have the payment without appealing. I even pointed out that the 5th of April was a Sunday and not a day for a regular midwife appointment. But the jobsworth said I need to get another form done - I see my midwife next week at 32 weeks and I am going to send it recorded delivery with a very nasty letter. It was probably some spotty school kids with next to no GCSE's who can't read properly. GRRRRRRR

I have received mine too-- think I sent it in on 8th April and was payed last week-- got letter today!!! Bring on the fruit!

Just to let people know that there is light at the end of the tunnel...

I didn't send my form off until 7th April but have received my payment in my bank today...

xx

got mine today, just turned up in my bank.
Just in time im due in 2 days...

Well, when I phoned up to query why I had received a letter saying the claim form had been signed by the MW before I was 25 weeks pregnant (I had been given it at my 28 week appointment!!!), they told me it was because the computer had read the date my MW had signed it as March 2003, not March 2009!!!

Surely the system should have picked up on that for a human being to look into - as the assistant said, that truly would be one heck of long pregnancy!

Hi Ladies,
Do you want a reason to laugh? My payment is delayed because the midwife wrote my due date and date of birth in the wrong boxes. Therefore due date of baby is 01/09/78 and my date of birth is middle of July 2009....! You would think that that error might be easily fixed, anyone looking at the form would understand and payment could be progressed. Well, when I ring today they say that they must talk to the midwife and confirm. Fine, could I get the midwife to sign a new form, to make this process faster? Oh no - that would be fraud.... two applications for the same baby. They say it could take weeks before it is fixed. Oh well, think this baby will have arrived by then.
Joanna

got mine to day whoooooo hoo 4 wks later lol

Got mine - all spent already!!

I only posted mine 16 days ago & it went in today,not had a letter yet though.Looks like they are not sorting them out in date order.I was expecting a long wait.

am sick of this a phn the help line am getin tould there is a payment sent oot then goot tould there was not arrrrrrrrrrr

thankyou i have sorted it out now should get it in the next week they said !

it says on the form tht they will help u open a bank acc

hi i dont have a bank account and i applyed do you think they will send me a cheque someone help me please ???

i had phn on fri the tould me my clame had be pro n tht av been awardie my grant but could not tell me wen it would be in my bank

I got mine this morning!

mine was paid in this week. not received any letter yet.
sent form off at 26 weeks, am now nearly 36 weeks!

I called the 02 number and was told teh payment had been made. Received it inmy account approx 2 days later. I was told to expect a letter AFTER the payment had been made. Still haven't received that.

Got mine today - my form went off 30/03/2009

Mine was paid in this week!

Got mine today! No letter or anything it's just gone in my bank!!!

I'm 30 wks PG and I sent it off exactly 5 weeks ago.

I must say I am pretty impressed with them, I never have any trouble with Tax Credits or anything, I must just be in a good area or aomething!

Got my payment paid in to account today :-)
not recieved my letter yet tho that will prob follow!!

Good luck hope everyone gets theirs soon!!!

Shell and baby bump xxx

Hi recieved my payment this morning so i didnt have to wait 14 days so fingers crossed other mum's to be hopefully urs will be with you soon as well

I checked my bank account and it was in there! I sent my form off in the last week of March, when I was 28 weeks, now 34+2! No letter though.
Fingers crossed for those of you who haven't had theirs yet xxx

Hi there,

I rang the 020 number got tru right away i sent my form in at 26 weeks im now 36+ so over 10 weeks ago, the man on phone confirmed iv been awarded the grant and that my letter was sent out on the 25th which was sat still not recieved the letter as yet bt shd be here this week he sed the letter will confirm wen the money will go in2 my account.
I would recommend ringing this number!!!!!

Love Shell and baby bump xxxxx

Thank-you xxx So many people have told me different things and with baby brain- my minds in overdrive.

Baby arrival is irrelevant Effie.

Hello.

I sent mine off on the 8th April ( 28 weeks ) and now 31 weeks-- due to problems in last pregnancy I have to be delivered at 36/37 weeks!!! If I have baby before its awarded- does it mean I won't get it!!! I'm really confused. I'm not banking on it-- but could do with it!! IYKWIM xxx

Hi just wondered i phoned today about my claim and was told it had been awarded but i will have to wait another 14 days before i get paid.(shock) Can anyone else who has been awarded tell me how long they have had to wait for the funds to go in their accounts as this sounds a very long time to wait i posted my form on the 28 march so i have not waited as long as some people i just wanted to know how long other people have been told to wait. thanks

Hi there ladies im just new on here!! :-)
I have been a bit worried about the grant too, as i sent mine off at 26 weeks and im now 36 weeks, i havent heard anything or recieved the payment.
I have tried ringing loads ov times but cant get to actually speak to someone i just want to know that they have recieved my form.
Anybody else sent thiers around this time and recieved thiers????
Thanks xxx

HIYA GIRLS, I SENT MY FORM OFF WHEN I WAS 25 WEEKS PREGNANT, THAT WAS 10 WEEKS AGO AND I RECIEVED MY £190 GRANT YESTERDAY !!! I DIDNT GET ANY LETTERS THROUGH THE POST TO CONFIRM ANYTHING,IT JUST WENT STRAIGHT INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT...DONT WORRY LADIES IM SURE YOU WONT BE WAITING MUCH LONGER ...XXXX

mum09 - My letter came today.....2 days after the payment.

If you need to phone the helpline 02920501178 is an alternative no from the saynoto0870 website, just tried it and got straight through to a real person. Still not much help (midwife signed form 1 day too early so wasn't 25wks preg, baby now here so can't send another form in ) but at least the call was cheaper

No mum09, definitely no letter just a random £190 into bank.

I applied at the end of Feb and got mine this week. If you sent it off late March then I expect you'll be getting it in a couple of weeks.

You could try ringing the HiPG Helpline on 0845 366 7885.

Or here's the link to their site.

Hope it comes for you soon KCB!

please someone answer me! <sob>

bump

sent of form at 28wks/24th march am 32wks desperate for the cash, not got the money to top up my phone to find out if theyve got it.

What appears to be the most recent date someone has applied and got the money?

Iv just rang helpline again! lol and was told it has been processed and awarded but they cant say when it will be in my account and to wait for a letter but most of you ladies dont seem to have recieved letters :S

I've just rang helpline to be told my form hasn't been processed yet, and he couldn't even tell me whether it had been received
Now I'm worrying it got lost in the post!

OK ladies - mine went in this morning, just checked bank account.

Hi mumof2andabit, It did say that on the recorded message, that if you sent the form off before 6th april then payments werent going to be made until may but when i spoke to the advisor, she confirmed my details and said it had been awarded.

I just rang and they said they wern't making any payments till may

Hi all, just to let you know that i posted my form on 9th March (due May 29th). Have just rang the helpline and she said that it had been processed and awarded and should go into my bank in the next few days.

Just rang HIP helpline. They have confirmed recieving my form and its on the system but cant tell me when it will be in my account. He said keep checking daily and ring if its not gone in by the end of May.

Baby arrival is irrelevant btw - they never promised to pay any before the end of April. You have to claim before due date.

My baby has beaten my HIP grant. I sent mine off in late Feb too.

Im glad some of you have recieved
I will have to keep my fingers crossed. Due 8th May

Mine hit my account today! Sent the forms off in late Feb.

I hope all those still waiting get theirs soon.

MIne came through last Friday. I applied about the third week of Feb so its a little strange that some of you who applied earlier have not yet heard. Just went straight into bank account with no warning! A couple of other ladies on my ante natal thread have had theirs too. We're all due in the next few weeks.

Iv still no sign..

BUMP

hiya im new to this site but i would like to say tht i sent my forms off in the middle of feb and still not recieved anything i wouldnt mind but i am due on thursday, does anyone have the contact number i can phone them on please although it sounds like no use.

I am wondering how you can appeal when they have no record of who's forms have been recieved?

I phoned them today and was told they have a backlog from january.my details are not even showing up on the system and no way to confirm whether they have recieved it or not. I am due in a week They also said they are unable to give out the money after you have given birth (if you send another form in) unless you go through the appeals procedure

Just keep checking I guess! I'm 33 weeks too, sent in at 28 weeks. Not got yet. Hopefully soon though

hi everybody, I was wondering if anybody has their £190 grant. I sent my form of when I was 25 weeks im now 33. Do I recieve a letter 1st or just keep checking my bank?

many thanks kirsty x

got mine today! sent my form off about 10 weeks ago tho,at my 26 week appoinment i think

Sent mine 3 weeks ago, not heard yet, not due till 2nd July so there's time............................

it will say HMRC HIPGPREGNANCY £190.00 been paid in today Girls YEHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thank god. paid in 16th april sent form in march 17th am due may 8th. ohhhh yes hold on in there all.

The reason why they haven't spent the money on more midwives is because that would be more costly. This is a government that gives with one hand and takes away with another. Why should women be appreciative of the so-called windfall when we will be paying it back ten-fold with tax hikes over the next however many years due to greedy bankers and incompetent MPs.

i sent off my form at end of Feb and still havent had it paid to me! Blooming ridiculous! Form has to reach them within 31 days of midwife signing but they can take as long as they want to shell out!! Load of non-sense!!!

hi girls, i sent off my application at 28 weeks im now nearly 35 weeks and i still havent recieved anything, why is it taking soooo long !!!! my baby boy will be here by the time i get the payment goshhh, i wish the people that suggest these grant thingys would actually employ people who know wut they are doing !!!(felt like having a moan today sorry peeps lol) ...x

That is good news! I wonder if mine is in there...

Just checked bank, my money went in yesterday. I'm due today [bgrin]
Sent in form in Jan.
Mine went straight into bank, no letter first.
Woohoo!!!

Did the money just go into the bank or did you recieve letters first? Hopefully mine wont be too long, due 8th May

i got mine today. due 27/04/09
sent it in at 28 weeks.

i got my money 14/05/09 190 my baby due may 7th sent on 3rd march

Iv just rang them and they said only a few sysytems are live at the moment! So she couldnt tell me when i should expect it as she didnt have access to a comp.She said more than likely after iv had baby (due 8th May)They must just be sat there having a cuppa n a chat!

i sent my form off maybe 3 weeks ago ...... called the helpline thismorning unfortunetly they dont have a system up and running 2 tell u if ur form has actually reached them but..........

there are payments being made out!! only 4 forms that were received in january at the moment......4 feb an march forms payments will b received b4 the 1st week in may apparently

fingers crossed!!

nice one, will check my bank in the morning, fingers crossed!

Yipppeeeee Just checked my bank and ive got my £190 girls my baby due may 8th was told would get paid it till may but looks like im the lucky one for a change hold on in there i sent my form off in 1st week in march

why couldn't they have spent this money on more midwifes for woman in labour!

Ooh good luck with the baby!

Don't forget to apply for your CTC

you're not your. I'm terrible tonight!

Oops sorry! Wasn't paying attention. That's what happens when your due a baby in 5 days!

Or vik even!

Thanks chick

tax credits calculator
for shambolic to have a wee go at

I think they are different - there are tax credits and working tax credits and child tax credits. I think.

Can your sister ring the helpline?

Hi 'm probably bing really thick but I've been trying to help my sister work out this whole tax thing. I know about the pregnancy grant, and working tax credit but is family tax credit a different thing?

Oh. I sent mine off about 3 weeks ago. Hadn't realised there was kerfuffle attached.

Things like this get on my tits a bit anyway.

Although some extra money is nice I don't need it. Same as the tax credits.

I really would prefer they arranged it so that rather than doing these across the board things they targetted the money where it will really make a difference, to the mothers and to the children, and maybe lift children out of "bad starts" in life. That would benefit society much more as a whole.

Having said that, no-one turns down free cash, so they! Maybe I should put their money where my mouth is...

Anyways, I'm not going to worry, as it looks at this rate like I won't be getting it anyway!

I mean fgs surely it only takes a few temps on computers? It can't be that hard can it?

It's ridiculous. They shouldn't start something like this until they're totally organised. Why ask women to start sending in forms if they don't even have an up and running system to log applications. Eejits.

I only got my form last week at my 34 week check. I have been asking since the second trimester. The mw didn't have any forms till last week! I also phoned the helpline to send me a form. Apparently they couldn't send me one directly and told me to get one from my midwife. I explained she didn't have any so then they phoned me back about two weeks later to say they had sent her some. Last week she said she hadn't got them - the ones she had had been sent to the hospital!

What a mess.

I was told it was for every pg woman who saw a mw. Based on the website the only way you may not get it is if you are subject to immigration control or are not present in the UK...

another link for your information

although it says on this page that payments will start in April, which is bollocks according to helpline

Oh jolly good, I'll forward to this then . If it works, it will be very well appreciated in this house!

I am 28 weeks and am extremely apprecative of the extra funds, I am going to be on a tight budget and any help (the only help I'm entitled to as it happens) is a huge bonus.

However, my efforts to apply are being thwarted at the first hurdle - my MW was only sent 20 forms which didn't go anywhere near covering the demand and despite repeated requests has been unable to obtain more. She is the only point of contact I have for getting this grant; I've called the helpline and apparently they can't send a form to me to get her to sign off, they have to send them direct to her and there's no guarantee she can hold any back for me even if she does receive any more.

I know I've still got time, but it smacks to me of rationing because the system isn't coping with demand.

This is making pg women rather stressed - not very 'healthy'!

No its for EVERY pregnant woman. Nice idea will really help out getting it but dont see how it will keep me healthy in pregnancy.....

It is a grant for every single pg woman that is due after April 6th. Just started...although not really 'started' yet as you can see. It is not means tested you just need to get the application from your mw or gp...fill out your bit, they fill out theirs and you send it away and wait...and wait...and wait...

And hopefully after all the waiting you will get £190 in your account.

This is the first I've heard of this. Clicking on Evie's link doesn't really tell me what it's for? Is it only for women with health 'issues' when pg?

It isn't that people aren't appreciative - it is called a health in pregnancy grant. My due date is tomorrow and I am getting the grant at the end of May at the earliest. Therefore it can't be used as intended. The problem that people have is the incompetence with which the whole thing has been handled.

Agree with benandoli and from the posts above nobody seems particularly appreciative of this unexpected windfall

How ridiculous, this money will only be claimed by those with the skills to claim it ie not the most needy, and is more likely to be spent at mamas and papas than on health related costs. The money would have been better invested in improving the amount of time avaliable with the midwife. Also if this encouages non attenders to see the midwife then time slots with them will be even shorter and more pointless!

that is ridiculous - i sent my form off in February and my babba is due beginning of June, serves me right for banking on getting it this month i suppose

how difficult is it to set up a team in the run up to 5 april and process the payments - i used to work for the Govt and know how easy it is to implement when they can be bothered - pah!

That's quite ironic Bekka.

If they say mine is missing I fully intend to take them to the small claims court.

apparently the funds arent guaranteed! Some may miss apparently which seems typical of the government, my form has been lost in post (was sent recorded) they have no record of it and royal mail opened as lost case. and midwife wont issue me with another one,im so fed of trying to sort it ive gave up as not helping my BP!!!

Hmmm. So I was thoroughly misled by a government press officer <faints with shock>. Will ring them up and bollock them ask again on Tuesday.

Bloody hell puzzle, they really are taking the piss aren't they!
Our babies will be getting fitted for their school uniforms before we all get our payments

Lordy Trista, I won't get mine until June then.

I wont either I'm due on 16th!

What a joke -- I won't be pregnant by the end of May!

Just phoned helpline, all claims will be processed in date order. All claims received before 6th April will be processed by END OF MAY.
Sake.

Thanks for replies, I hope they get it sorted without any hitches. Cant believe it's getting delayed til May. Well actually I can totally believe it, look at shambles of starting up tax credits.

awwwwww and i beleive its £190 per family

i phoned them about 3 weeks ago, and was told they will start paying beginning of may. And that you wouldnt have any confirmation of your application, because the scheme is not yet on their computers, so couldnt say if they had recieve the application forms from indeviduals.

Does the recorded message say anything about waving the 31 day deadline if the reason the deadline is missed is because they are so backlogged? Because that's the part that's annoying me!

Tiaxx - this is it: HiP info

Hiya
When do you get this payment, how many weeks do you need to be. What is this payment you are all talking about? How much do you get?

They are running late the recorded message says they will start paying out in May.

I rang about this at work the other day (am a journalist). The man in the HMRC press office said payment would typically take two weeks. We shall see...

I don't think so - do they send a letter before they put it in your bank?

Just looked at the site and it says we'll get payments in April directly into bank. Has anyone had theirs yet?
Not sure about mine, I'll check bank tomorrow.