What benefits do you get when pregnant and having a child?

[Fuzzy]

OH works full time, usually over 40 hours a week (but is contracted to 37.5). I'm training to be a teaching assistant. We're trying for a baby but just wondered what benefits were available to expectant and new parents? We could afford to look after a child, but I wanted to know if its worth going back to work straight after maternity leave has finished. Thank you xx

 

[tabbi]

you'd get working tax credits and child benefit hun, but because your OH works you wouldn't get anything else.
You might be entitled to a £500 grant too but once your passed 25 weeks i think. Depending on where ypu work you could go back part time x x x

 

[SeonaidMac]

I thought they'd scrapped the grant now hun ? X

 

[tabbi]

Its depending on if it's your first and income level all that sort of paperwork. x x x

 

[Zazu]

It depends on what you both earn as well. We get child benefit but are not entitled to anything else x

 

[Fuzzy]

Thank you for info guys
I work in a school as a teaching assistant, so I could probably arrange that to be part time in the future. OH earns over the threshold to get working tax credits I think :/