{
 "id": "sure_start_maternity_grant",
 "name": "Sure Start Maternity Grant",
 "category": "benefits",
 "value": "\u00a3500 one-off",
 "unit": "one-off",
 "valid_from": "2002-01-01",
 "valid_to": null,
 "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/sure-start-maternity-grant",
 "source_org": "DWP / gov.uk",
 "confidence": "verified",
 "checked_at": "2026-08-11",
 "notes": "Frozen at \u00a3500 since 2002. First child only (or multiple birth). Scotland has Best Start Grant instead.",
 "history": [
  "\u00a3300 from 2000 to 2002"
 ]
}