Ok.. so my maternity finishes in october but apparently were nto entitled to any more help. Housing benefit have said no dispite us only having an income of £13560... my sisters household haa an income of over £14000 and they get it (different council) So I'm thinkin of applying once my maternity finishes....
I wasnt goin to go back to work coz I can't work full time and would need to to make a finiancial difference to us... but I'm now thinkin about just goin back for satuday mornings, just to keep my job... which would mean i get like £20-25 wages a week... but then when I have my next baby I wont be entitles to SMP.. plus maternit allowence is the same.... £117 or 90% of ur average wages, whichevers LESS... but surely they cant expect me to live on like £20 a week, wether on maternity leave or not... we must be able to get more help?!?! any help?!
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the best site i found was www.entitledto.co.uk but youmay find it easier to talk to a realperson
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yeh I've been on there.. it says no... im scared of talkin to real people haha
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You will have to go to the local joke shop, i mean job center. They fob you off, put your foot down.
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come with me? ur more assertive (scary) than me... lol
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If I was nearer I would, although I would prob kick off if they bulled us. I hate those people .....
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apparently i can get half my rent paid when my maternity stops... but what about the next baby, if im not entitled to maternity again?!
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what about tax credits?
and have you registered for child benefit too?
to get smp froman employer youhave to earn £87 per week
when i had myfirst i then work 2/3 days in a department store, we were lucky as mymumused to babysit though. have you got anyone to help for free or for not much money?
and have you registered for child benefit too?
to get smp froman employer youhave to earn £87 per week
when i had myfirst i then work 2/3 days in a department store, we were lucky as mymumused to babysit though. have you got anyone to help for free or for not much money?
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a girl i work with only does 16 hours per week....she has a little girl apparently you are entitled to something if you do that???
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At the end of the day go to the job center and ask them face to face. Its the best thing you can do.
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We havent asked my mum in law coz Hayd doesnt think she'd be up for it... but she proper loves him n she doesnt work... but i dont wanna work/leave him for as long as id have to work to qualify for my next maternity... plus it'll affect tax creds n get all complicated.. *sigh* why arent these thigns straight forward!?
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mind u, if i work 1-5 again she'd only have to have him 1-4 coz haydn finishes... he doesnt eat between then.. so... it might be doable...
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does anyone know if you get any maternity help if ur not employed??
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dont think you would with your partner to support you, unless youwere actually receiving jsa but i may be wrong.
if you finish with your bf then all your money problems would be sorted
and they wonder why there are so many single parent families 
if you finish with your bf then all your money problems would be sorted
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i know! i have considered this.. lol everything would be paid for 
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