HSE Maternity Grants.

javagal

Hello,

I am aware of grants the HSE give out to pregnant unemployed women to help with the cost(My CWO told me as am on BTEA).

Just wondering if anyone the procedure for this?? When and how many times I apply??

Thanks !!

Lugh Ildanach

I'm not aware of any grant scheme, although someone can always apply for an Exceptional Needs Payment, which is part of the Supplementary Welfare Allowance Scheme. It is a discretionary payment, so you must persuade your CWO that you need the payment. Full details here - http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/exceptional_needs_payments.html

Play Bunny

i thought once u were unemployed u didnt get a thing unless ur partner was on less than 400euro pw?

Moonbeam

It is around a tenner;)

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/entitlement_to_health_services/medical_card.html

amtw

javagal wrote: »

Hello,

I am aware of grants the HSE give out to pregnant unemployed women to help with the cost(My CWO told me as am on BTEA).

Just wondering if anyone the procedure for this?? When and how many times I apply??

Thanks !!

You have to go to your Community Welfare Officer who used to be part of the HSE and is now under Social Welfare. They sit on different days of the week in different areas, ask your local health office or Citizens Information Centre when the CWO sits and where. THe payment is a discretionary payment so you have to make the case for why you need the money. Different CWOs and different offices could differ in what help they give.

saa

If you're unemployed are you collecting JSA/JSB? does this cut off a certain point as you're not going to be looking for work into your pregnancy or does this switch to supplementary welfare allowence?

I know you can get help with buying a buggy, furnishing, transport to hospital and a few things but I don't know if the grant is for buying essentials or to live on.

Very confused about this issue and worry with the way the jobs market is if I have an unplanned pregnancy how I would survive!

mp22

This might help http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_to_families_and_children/pregnancy_and_social_welfare_payments.html

Jesus Shaves

Go into your local cwo DSP officer, you can get a couple of hundred yoyos towards the cost of a buggy etc, it's called an exceptional needs payment.

The figure varies whether it's your first or subsequent child.

Jesus Shaves

mp22 wrote: »

This might help http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_to_families_and_children/pregnancy_and_social_welfare_payments.html

Try this
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/exceptional_needs_payments.html

maryk123

call to your former cwo and apply for an exceptional needs maternity grand and they will assess your income and may contribute towards the materity grant. the same with the pram etc - income is assessed and you may get a contribution towards your application.

upinthesky

and only if its you first pregnancy normally as they would expect you to have stuff if you already have a child
depends on the cwo you have

maryk123

if fairness if you have the stuff why would you go and look for more thats whats wrong people have an expectation instead of reality. when i had my child i kept the stuff and wouldnt expect to buy it second time round so why should someone else get new stuff second time round. i think common sense is thrown out the window sometimes