what am i entitled to?

DX2

Vixie_Pixie wrote: »

for pregnancy?? Unless her OH has an illness or disability! I have never known the DWP to grant ESA on grounds of pregnancy!!!!

Really :rolleyes:

Vixie_Pixie

Gosh you learn something new! I wonder what "some pregnant women" means tho... there has to be other circumstances..

Vixie_Pixie

DX2 wrote: »

Really :rolleyes:

nope, since 2008 when it came in, i have not seen it once!

Indie_Kid

You're classed as incapable of work for a certain amount of weeks bofore & after the baby is born. Can't remember how many though?

dookar

Vixie_Pixie wrote: »

if she was a lone parent that would be the case, but she has a partner who is capable of working..

being a lone parent is one CoE, being within 11 weeks of EDC is another, totally separate.

Vixie_Pixie wrote: »

for pregnancy?? Unless her OH has an illness or disability! I have never known the DWP to grant ESA on grounds of pregnancy!!!!

No? Why would you have?

DX2

Vixie_Pixie wrote: »

nope, since 2008 when it came in, i have not seen it once!

:rotfl:I was the same! what you don't get ESA for being pregnant. like you I learned something new.

dookar

sh1305 wrote: »

You're classed as incapable of work for a certain amount of weeks bofore & after the baby is born. Can't remember how many though?

eight? I think...

briona

carina_ann wrote: »

im currently 27 weeks pregnant and havent been working for the last 9 months nearly due to redundancy. my partner has also been out of work since september and was previously self employed. i dont think i am entitled to any maternity pay at all but is there anything else we can get. ive heard i might be able to go onto income support but i know nothing about this. can anyone help me?

thanks x

Hiya

I'm going to recycle some info I have posted several times before. I can't guarantee that everything will be relevant to you, but it gives you some idea of what's out there.

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There is help out there but much of it won't be available until you actually have the baby.

The first thing that comes to mind is the Health in Pregnancy Grant – a one off payment of £190 which can be claimed from the 25th week of pregnancy. Further details on the link. http://campaigns2.direct.gov.uk/money4mum2be/en/

Obviously once the baby is born you will get Child Benefit (currently £20pw for the first child and £13.20pw for each subsequent child). http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/index.htm

Then there's the Healthy Start tokens – vouchers worth £3.10 each that can be spent on milk, fresh fruit and vegetables or infant formula. I'm not sure that you are eligible to claim these until the baby us born as I'm assuming you're not yet receiving any form of Tax Credits? http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/...rth/DG_4002854

There is also the Sure Start Maternity Grant – a one-off payment of £500 which can ONLY be claimed in the following period: 11 weeks before the baby is born until the time the baby is 3 months old. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/moneytax...en/dg_10018854

Finally there's Tax Credits. Unfortunately I know very little about these so besides providing you with the link below, I'll let someone else explain further! http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/st...fies/index.htm

Hope that helps.

Briona

Vixie_Pixie

dookar wrote: »

being a lone parent is one CoE, being within 11 weeks of EDC is another, totally separate.



No? Why would you have?

because i deal with pregnant claimants in this situation all the time as part of my job and i have never known any of them to have been granted ESA. Also from previous experience, if there is a joint claim and one of the couple is pregnant the DWP tend to grant JSA because the other member of the couple is capable of work. I'm not saying she won't be entitled, i'm just saying i have never come across it in my job

Indie_Kid

Apparently, ESA can be paid from six weeks before your baby is due until two weeks after your baby is born.

source - http://www.ivillage.co.uk/pregnancyandbaby/pregnancy/financepreg/articles/0,,14_717523,00.html