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The government wants to help families give their children the best possible start in life.
So they´ve made all sorts of benefits and loans available to help you. Here´s a list of who can get what.
Some of these are your right, some are discretionary (that means you have to prove you need it).
Use it as a guide. It´s always best to go and GET HELP from experts.
Been in care?
or
Still in Care?
You´ll need to ask Social Services for help with the money side of things.
Once you´ve had your baby you can claim the same benefits as other teenage mums, except housing benefit - you can only claim this after your eighteenth birthday. The local authority will pay your rent until then.
To help you work out what benefits you may be entitled to, click on the statement which applies to you:
NB: if you live with someone, other than a parent who claims Child Benefit for you, they can claim benefits for you.
