SF100 Sure Start Maternity Grant Claim Form — Fill In

What is SF100 Sure Start Maternity Grant?

A Sure Start Maternity Grant is a one-off payment of £500 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help with the costs of having a child. You don't pay it back, and it doesn't affect your other benefits. You usually qualify if you or your partner get a qualifying benefit, such as Universal Credit, Pension Credit or income-related Employment and Support Allowance, and it's your first child or a multiple birth. It can also cover a baby under 12 months you've become responsible for, for example through adoption or as a kinship carer.

The SF100 is 16 pages long because it covers every route: you and your partner, your benefits, the pregnancy or birth, becoming responsible for someone else's baby, other children in the household, and the bank account to pay into. You can claim from 11 weeks before the week the baby is due until 6 months after the birth, or within 6 months of a child being placed with you.

FileIt only asks the questions your answers make relevant, follows the form's 'go to question' jumps for you, and prints everything into DWP's own SF100 PDF. You then sign it with a black ink pen and send it with your MATB1. FileIt doesn't send anything for you.

Who fills it: Expectant or new parents on a qualifying benefit, or someone acting for them
Amount: £500, according to GOV.UK (more for some multiple births)
When: From 11 weeks before the due week to 6 months after the birth
Where: England, Wales and Northern Ireland (not Scotland)
Send with: A MATB1 or a health professional's written statement (originals)
Signatures: You sign the declaration in black ink

Who needs to fill out SF100 Sure Start Maternity Grant?

People expecting their first child who get, or whose partner gets, a qualifying benefit.
Families expecting twins or triplets who already have children under 16.
Adoptive parents, people with a parental or residence order, and kinship carers taking on a baby under 12 months old.
Appointees or attorneys claiming for someone else, using question 45.

When to use SF100 Sure Start Maternity Grant

From 11 weeks before the week the baby is due.
No later than 6 months after the baby is born.
Within 6 months of a child being placed with you, if you're becoming responsible for a child under 12 months.
If you live in Scotland, apply for a Pregnancy and Baby Payment instead.

What you need before you start

Your and your partner's names, dates of birth, addresses and National Insurance numbers.
Which benefits you or your partner get, or are waiting to hear about.
The due date or the baby's date of birth, and whether it's a multiple birth.
For adoption or other orders: the dates and notifications or certificates.
Details of any other children under 16 living with you.
The account details for payment: account holder, bank, sort code, account number and any building society roll number.
A MATB1 form or written statement from your midwife or doctor.

What’s on SF100 Sure Start Maternity Grant

The 2025 edition has 16 pages. FileIt asks for it in 15 parts:

About you (questions 1 to 10)Claimant
About your partner (questions 12 to 22)Partner
About benefits and payments (question 23)Claimant
About the baby (questions 24 to 27)Claimant
Becoming responsible for a child under 12 months (questions 28 to 35)Claimant
Other children under 16 in your household (question 36)Claimant
Child 1Claimant
Child 2Claimant
Child 3Claimant
Child 4Claimant
General information (questions 37 and 38)Claimant
More information (question 39)Claimant
The account you can use (questions 40 to 44)Claimant
Filling in the form for someone else (question 45)Person filling in the form for the claimant
DeclarationClaimant

How to fill out SF100 Sure Start Maternity Grant, step by step

1 About you and your partner

Your details, contact numbers and addresses, then your partner's if you have one. FileIt can reuse your address when you live together.

2 Benefits

Say which benefits or payments you or your partner get, including ones you're waiting to hear about.

3 The baby

Whether the baby has been born, the date of birth or due date, and whether more than one baby is born or expected.

4 Becoming responsible for a child

If you didn't give birth, tell DWP when the baby came to live with you, about Child Benefit, and any adoption, residence, parental order or placement.

5 Other children

Up to four other children aged 16 or under living with you, including whether you're their kinship carer.

6 Previous grants, bank account and declaration

Any Sure Start Maternity Grant or Best Start Grant already paid, then the account to pay into. If you're filling it in for someone else, give your details too. Then date the declaration and sign it in ink.

Common mistakes to avoid

Claiming too early (more than 11 weeks before the due week) or more than 6 months after the birth.
Not sending original evidence of the pregnancy or birth. DWP can't accept photocopies.
Leaving out stepchildren or your partner's children under 16, who count as children living with you.
Giving an appointee's claim with an account that isn't in the appointee's name.
Applying from Scotland, where the Pregnancy and Baby Payment applies instead.

After you fill it out

Print the form, check every page, and sign and date the declaration with a black ink pen.

Send it with your original MATB1 or health professional's statement, and any adoption or order documents, to Freepost DWP SSMG. You don't need a stamp or postcode. Or take it to your Jobcentre Plus office.

DWP may phone you for more information. Keep a copy of the form and your evidence in FileIt.

Fill out SF100 Sure Start Maternity Grant online with FileIt

Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 155 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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SF100 Sure Start Maternity Grant: frequently asked questions

How much is the Sure Start Maternity Grant?

GOV.UK says it's £500, and you don't have to pay it back. If you're expecting twins or triplets and already have children, how much you get depends on the children you already have.

Which benefits do I need?

GOV.UK lists Universal Credit, Pension Credit and income-related Employment and Support Allowance, or a Support for Mortgage Interest loan. The form also lists older benefits such as Income Support and Child Tax Credit.

Can I get the grant if I already have children?

Usually only if this is a multiple birth, or in some other cases the form describes, such as being a kinship carer for a child who isn't your own.

What evidence do I send?

A MATB1 form or a written statement from your doctor or midwife confirming the pregnancy or birth. DWP asks for originals, not photocopies.

Can someone else fill it in for me?

Yes. Someone can fill it in and sign it for you if they're your appointee, have power of attorney, or send a letter from you agreeing to them making the claim. They complete question 45.

Official sources

Blank form (PDF), published by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69c510bdcdfd19de13d0f69e/sure-start-maternity-grant-sf100.pdf
Official instructions and guidance: https://www.gov.uk/sure-start-maternity-grant
Edition shown on this page: SF100, 11/25 Version 8 (checked 2026-10-19).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-19.