any info on the health maternity grant £190 ?

[charzie]

hey i know that every mum 2 be is allowed to apply for this grant, am due to apply on the 24th january and was wondering how long this grant takes? also was wondering if you apply for this before april does that mean you wait til after april to recieve the grant? thanx hope all your pregnancies are goin well

as far as I am aware, you speak to mw anytime after 28 wks.

My midwife gave me the form at about 25 weeks and I've heard the money takes about 8 weeks to go into your account.

you can only apply when you are 25 weeks+ and it must be signed by your midwife.
It only took 3 weeks to go into my account that was 5 weeks ago.

yes you need to be 25 weeks. I only got my form in early December as I forgot to ask at one MW appointment. Even with Christmas it only took 3 weeks to reach my account and I got a letter today confirming that my application had been processed.

I had my 25 week midwife appointment at 24+5 so she couldn't give the form to me yet (I think they are quite strict on this), so I got it at my 28 week appointment on 9th December - sent it off that day and received the money in my account yesterday

your midwife will complete some of the form then u finish it of and send it. You must be careful not to lose the form as they can only give you one.

My form took less than 2 weeks till the money was in the bank, alot longer for confirmation letter to say id been awarded the money.

Good luck!

I got my form today and the midwife said to expect it in about a month if i post it straight away. Dunno why everything takes so blimmin long!

Midwife gave me the form. I had it paid directly into my account within a month.

Hey guys...I sent my one in on 27th dec, and havent recieved anything yet?
Does anyone know how much longer it will likely take to go into my account as I wanted to get some baby bits with it before the sales finish?

cheers

I sent my form off last Thursday and was told by my midwife that it takes about 4 weeks to go through. AnxiousBump think you'll have to wait another couple of weeks looking at what people are saying on here

Oh Shiregirl you are bang on the money, I am 27 weeks and already fed up of no missionary position!

I'd like a big hearty whinge about my bump being sporadically hard and uncomfortable all day to the extent that I'm on the sofa under strict orders to do nothing. Now I think about it, what's my problem exactly?! Just worrying about why I'm getting seemingly extended braxton hicks - any tips or reassurance?

On my Bad Mother menu I'd like to request a starter of steak tartare with raw egg yolk and a noggin of fine single malt, followed by ice cold oysters au nature, then a salad of pan fried chicken livers, followed by a full on selection of unpasteurised cheeses - the runnier and smellier the better. All washed down with copious amounts of NZ riesling.

Thanks, and if I can choose a waiter please can it be Steve Jones?

Whoops, wrong thread, sorry ladies...

I got my application form from my MW at 28 weeks, sent it off immediately and at 32 weeks got a rejection letter because my MW had signed her name and dated it 2 December 2010, so it was recorded that my midwife had signed it after my due date (February 2010). I'm now waiting for them to reconsider. I really dislike my midwife...

Mine took about 5 weeks, too. Quite silly if it's supposed to be a 'health in pregnancy' thing and arrives pretty much along with the baby

Hi I read this thread and then thought I'd check my bank account. My grant was paid in today. I got my form from midwife 3 weeks ago today and sent it off on the friday. So just under 3 weeks.

it's free money!
(well some of your tax back)
i think it's churlish to complain about it taking a few weeks to check and process
and just plain daft to get it in less than 10 days (sorry AB)

it may be free money but if I don't get the 'free money' due to my MW's inability to write down the correct date, I will expect to be compensated by her for said 'free money', because I view it as my 'free money' which she has denied me of so far.

Please be aware and make sure your midwife puts the correct date on your form. I am due on Feb 12th but midwife put Feb 14th on the form, which meant I was not quite 25 weeks when I applied. The form was rejected and I had to reapply - I'm 8 months and still no grant through!

I got the rejection letter about a month ago, orginal one went off in October I think.

I was 26 weeks last week and applied for my healthy start grant. When do I actually find out if I've got it? I'm also worried that it'll arrive when I've had my baby. Really confused 1st time mum please help xXx

If there are no slip ups on the form, then they say you should receive a decision within 4 weeks and the money shortly after that.

Mine only took 5 days max. Buying a new bed. That will keep me healthy.

I finally posted mine on 11th Jan after refusing to walk in the snow to the postbox up a big hill..hehe. It arrived today so took just over a week. I was expecting it take ages! They must be a lot quicker now. Yippeeeee.

mine took 4 weeks from posting it. They've got a backlog of forms to process apparently!

I posted mine on 31st Dec and it was paid in last Sunday.