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On Maternity Leave
Glitzer
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Hi
I am on maternity leave and due to give birth next week and trying to find out what benefits etc we are entitled to. From my employer I get full basic pay for 6 months. So, on the benefits checker on entitledto.co.uk, do I say that, for the time being, I am in full time employment? Then fill it out again when I drop down to SMP?
I am on maternity leave and due to give birth next week and trying to find out what benefits etc we are entitled to. From my employer I get full basic pay for 6 months. So, on the benefits checker on entitledto.co.uk, do I say that, for the time being, I am in full time employment? Then fill it out again when I drop down to SMP?
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Hi Glitzer, congratulations on your impending arrival :j
sorry I can't answer your question but I have been thinking exactly the same as you. I finish up for maternity leave next week, and am unsure as to what income the benefits are worked out on. I like you will take a drop in pay as the course of my maternity leave plays out, and I am not sure if I apply and re-apply if required as these reductions in income happen.
On a related note, is anyone clued up on twin pregnancies? I am expecting twins, and on the Twin and Multiple Birth Association (TAMBA)website there is a discussion about parents of twins being eligible for the Sure Start Maternity Grant as they will have 2 children under the age of 1, therefore will qualify for a higher rate of the family element of child tax credits - does anyone have any experience of this?
I would appreciate any thoughts, thanks :think:Flugellover
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