You may be entitled to a maternity grant of up to £150, eleven weeks before your baby is born if you are aged 16 or 17 and pregnant.

You could be entitled to a ‘Sure Start Maternity Grant’ of £500 if you are claiming benefits, from the Department of Work and Pensions to buy essentials for when your first baby is born. You can talk to your Personal Advisor and midwife about these grants and other support that might be available to you.

You will be able to have free NHS dental care in the UK while you’re pregnant and for a year after the baby is born.

In England, you’re entitled to free prescriptions while you’re pregnant and for a year after the baby is born.