Sure start grant

[Rach276]

It says on the website you can claim if you recieve Child Tax Credit at a higher rate than family element. I have no clue about family elements or anything. Can someone explain?

 

[star-dust]

if you get over £546 you are at a higher rate and should get the sure start grant

If you only get the basic £545 plus the extra £50 a month new baby allowance, you dont qualify for the sure start grant. You have to get more than the family element to qualify for it (baby element is classed as family element as everybody earning under £50k gets this).

https://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyT...ort/Expectingorbringingupchildren/DG_10018854

hope this helps

 

[FierceAngel]

as above if your children are over 1

if you have a baby under 1 you mustr be recieving more than 1090

if it helps i applied last week (printed form off internet) and got a letter saying it will be in bank monday

we get appox 3k a year in ctc

 

[krissie1234uk]

From what I understand as long as you are getting some amount of "child" element on top of your "family" element and "baby" element then you are entitled. It will say which elements you get on your tax credits award notice. I double checked and phoned the tax credits helpline, and they told me what elements I was getting.

 

[donnad]

To get the grant you have to have a basic family element of £548, i was getting £547.50 before i had my baby so wouldn't have gotten it so i waited till after i had her and family element increased then applied for it (you get 3 months after the baby is born to apply).

 

[Rach276]

I really dont understand this lol. If I do the checker thing on the website and write what I would get can someone tell me if im entitled to the sure start grant? lol

 

[Always&4ever]

I had alot of trouble with CTC, we wernt entitled to SSG and it took over 13 months to sort my CTC out and they luckily backdated the lot of it

 

[purpledahlia]

I have just read that whole thread and i also do not understand it at all. What is family 'element' ?
I thought you could get the sure start grant if you are on income support? is that right cos i will be and i will need it!

 

[Always&4ever]

I think you have to be within a certain family element, not 100% sure though so don't quote me on that

 

[purpledahlia]

i dont know what you all mean when you say family element... what does that mean.. income?

 

[Rach276]

You can def get it when your on income support purple x

 

[purpledahlia]

okay, cool, thanks. i dont understand all the other things but if u can get it on income support then thats all i need to know! haha! PHEW xx