MSE Pregnancy Club XII

honeypop

carlamagee wrote: »

im no gonna go to jail for filling in a form, am I!?

That would be a bit harsh, lol!!

mustbemad

carlamagee wrote: »

unfortunately not! when i was querying it, i phoned the tax credits and told them about the situation and they said i would still recieve ctc, but not wtc because i would be claiming IS!!
It is really infuriating me, cos I am only claiming it because they advised me to. and now i think i would be better off not claiming it.

honeypop - i just looked at the downloaded form, but have no access to a printer.
think im gonna go along and fill in a form and see what happens....worse they can say is no, right? im no gonna go to jail for filling in a form, am I!? lol

Bah to tax credits :mad: deffo fill in the form for MA then, i'm sure IS is not the right benefit anyway, though of course I dont know your circs.

MBM x

skintchick

I lost my job so I went on ML at 25 weeks and haven;t worked since! I've loved it to be honest, it's given me time to chill out and get stuff done in the house, plus I get so tired I don't know how I'd have coped at work - I was desperate to leave by the time my contract ended.

I need to do more housework today and get on with things as I have a friend coming round later, plus I need to start writing letters to my MP about my JSA battle and chase a purchase order number which I have been due since April! Grrr.

Thing is I just can't be bothered any more, I'm so tired I am fed up of fighting everyone to get things done.


Anyway, enough of me ... GOOD LUCK MM!

carlamagee

i really dont think i should be applying for IS either, especially as I am technically still employed!??
who knows though!!?? everyone i have asked have said different things.

efrieze

mustbemad wrote: »

I hope everyone else is okay, I'm okay I guess - I just wish I didnt feel like such carp all the time! Oh well, no more work for me for a while, i'm on 4 weeks annual leave at the moment and go straight to mat leave on 13th July! I'm only 29 weeks and cant believe how early I have given up work but I couldnt hack it anymore :sad:

I think it depends how physically demanding your jobs is. If you are on your feet all day, or out and about, I think it must be much harder than an office job. I sit on my bottom most of the day (on here a lot!!!!) so I am trying to stay til the end (or at least I have told them I will stop when I am 39 weeks).

I remember that Sami (I think) posted a few months back about the cheapest place to source Raspberry Leaf Tea - does anyone still have a linky? I haven't really go the time to do the research myself. Thanks

Krystaltips

Carla, when I had Aimee (5yrs ago) I just about qualified for MA and once she was born I also qualified for a top up of IS of about £5 a week, but like skinty I'd lost my job when I was pregnant so wasn't technically employed. If I were you I'd apply for MA, I don't see how you can't qualify if you've worked for the last 7 years!

Krystaltips

efrieze, holland and barret are the cheapest for the tea bags... And as someone who doesn't drink fruit teas... I thought they were quite nice!

Glamazon

Efrieze - RLT would probably be different prices now as Sami had looekd at current offers etc.

Carla - if you go on this website and fill in the info it will tell you what you are entitled to get. I though everyone got MA if they couldn't get SMP!

http://tiger.direct.gov.uk/cgi-bin/maternity.cgi

Fidget - You have to get your MATB1 to your employer by the end of your 25th week if you don't it can affect whether you can get SMP or not.

If you complete the website above it will tell you what date that is - then ring the stupid surgery and leave a message for your MW asking for the MATB1 to be left for you. The MW's here do it all the time, you shouldn't need to see them to get it.
I had mine at 22 weeks because my next MW appointment wasn't until 26 weeks (tomorrow) and I needed it! I'll get my HiPG tomorrow because was too early at last appointment!

carlamagee

Krystaltips wrote: »

Carla, when I had Aimee (5yrs ago) I just about qualified for MA and once she was born I also qualified for a top up of IS of about £5 a week, but like skinty I'd lost my job when I was pregnant so wasn't technically employed. If I were you I'd apply for MA, I don't see how you can't qualify if you've worked for the last 7 years!

Thanks....just to clairfy (pregnancy brain) were you recieving MA and IS at the same time!??

BeenieCat

I know this has probably been done, many times - but how far on were you all when you told people?

I'm 14+4 and have only told one friend so far.