Benefits
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Child Benefit/Child Tax Credit
Sure Start Maternity Grant
Child Benefit/Child Tax Credit
Whilst stationed in Cyprus, families of F&C soldiers are eligible to apply for the same benefits that are available to them in the UK, usually Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit. Your UWO will usually have information on how to apply; you can also click here for more information. If you have ‘no recourse to public funds’ stamped on your passport then your soldier spouse will be able to make the application. You should also include your details on the form. If you do not have a National Insurance number then the Tax Credit Office are supposed to assign you a number as part of the application process. However, there have been some instances where this process has not taken place and the application has been delayed for a long time.
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Sure Start Maternity Grant
You may also be eligible to claim this grant if you are pregnant. If you already claim Child Tax Credit at a rate higher than the family element you should be eligible for this. If this is your first child, you should wait until the child is born and you have claimed Child Tax Credit, then you should be eligible to apply. Recent changes to this grant mean that you are now only able to claim it if you have no other children under the age of 16 in your family. For all information click here or speak to your midwife.
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