Rosalind Bragg, of Maternity Alliance, describes the challenges faced by pregnant migrant women in the UK.

1. Perilous positions: vulnerable migrant women and maternity Rosalind Bragg Maternity Action

8. UK Citizen or ‘settled’ status Asylum seeker Refused asylum seeker ‘ No recourse’ Undocumented Income: Regular benefits Yes Health in pregnancy grant Yes Maternity grant Yes Tax credits Yes Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance Yes Housing: Emergency Housing Yes Social housing Yes

9. UK Citizen or ‘settled’ status Asylum seeker Refused asylum seeker ‘ No recourse’ Undocumented Income: Regular benefits Yes 70% mainstream Some entitled to vouchers Health in pregnancy grant Yes No No Maternity grant Yes 70% mainstream Some entitled to vouchers Tax credits Yes No No Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance Yes No No Housing: Emergency Housing Yes Discretionary Discretionary Social housing Yes No choice housing Some entitled to no choice housing

10. UK Citizen or ‘settled’ status Asylum seeker Refused asylum seeker ‘ No recourse’ Undocumented Income: Regular benefits Yes 70% mainstream Some entitled to vouchers No No Health in pregnancy grant Yes No No No No Maternity grant Yes 70% mainstream Some entitled to vouchers No No Tax credits Yes No No No No Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance Yes No No Yes No Housing: Emergency Housing Yes Discretionary Discretionary Discretionary/ Pilot DV support Discretionary Social housing Yes No choice housing Some entitled to no choice housing No No