Just found out about this grant!

[Summerisle]

New grant available from April this year- to help finance healthy eating, payable irrespective of income/other benefits

Conditions:
must be 25 weeks + pregnant
due date must be after 6 April 2009
Nust've been given health advice from a Midwife/Doctor during pregnancy

To claim, obtain a form from the Midwife/Doctor who will need to complete their part

More info here:

www.hmrc.gov.uk/hipg

If you register they'll send you an email/text reminder when you get to 25 weeks so you can claim

Wow! This seems too good to be true! Thanks for letting me know, I will definitely be applying!

Is it for curries and fresh pineapple...

Would actually probably end up saving the state money if people spent it on that and went into spontaneous labour!

I got an application for for this from my midwife on Monday...its great! Does seem too good to be true mind, but if they're giving us cash...who are we to complain!

Isnt it vouchers?

my baby is due 22nd March

ahhh, but what if my baby is late????
My 1st was 12 days late.....
Reckon they could squeeze me in if I keep my legs crossed?

Well done for finding that Summerisle!

Sorry fruity it goes off your due date not actual date...

No, it is a payment into your bank account.

i saw this on aleaflet in my letter re child benefits - thought there would be some catch that wasn't immediately viewable!
is it a long term grant (not pg yet, but ttc soon)

I really don't think this is fair at all. I could almost smell this money when I heard about it.
I'm so skint at the moment, the grant would help me out hugely. I can't get it just because my stupid bloody due date is 2 weeks too early I can almost guarantee my baby will be 2 weeks late like my last baby.
I wonder if I contact them they will take pity on me?
I'm never ever entitled to anything, don't get tac credits because I was so confused by it all and now owe them. Don't get help with anything because we both work (for peanuts). Never have any money, work our guts out, paranoid about being able to pay the bills while I'm on Mat leave (self employed)
All this entitlement to money is such a con

aww fruitynnutty, can understand why you're so disappointed, but there has to be a cut off point somewhen!

yes and I'm , typically, only 2 weeks away from being able to get it.
I should never have thought I'd be entitled to it, not entitled to anything else so why get my hopes up about this

excuse me while I think of a way to rob a bank without being caught...........................