Pregnancy and maternity benefits please help!!!

bettyaaly

please help i am 31 weeks pregnant and have only worked for 2 and a half months before i fell pregnant, my husband is self employed but has no work on at the moment. As our baby is not due till 31st of march i know we wont get the child trust fund and have been told i would qualify for the marternity health in pregnancy grant of £190 i just dont know if we would qualify for any maternity allowance and we are really sturggling with our rent and bills.

would appreciate it if anyone has any advice as to what we might get

Many thanks
CC

pinkmexican

IF you weren't pregnant when you started work and are still employed now you will be entitled to SMP at 90% for 6 weeks and 33 weeks at (currently) £124.88 per week (or more depending on your companies policy). Also you should be entitled to tax credits. Check out the credits on entitledto.co.uk and you will also get child benefit at £20 ish per week.

Try this to work out the SMP http://www.direct.gov.uk/maternity.dsb

HTH

P

bettyaaly

many thanks im not still working had to leave due to the job involving dangerous chemicals and them not having work anywhere else to put me in, my job is open as and when i wanna go back but could not stay employed by the company so now my official status is unemployed.

But thank you and i will try the sites suggested xxx

skintchick

bettyaaly wrote: »

many thanks im not still working had to leave due to the job involving dangerous chemicals and them not having work anywhere else to put me in, my job is open as and when i wanna go back but could not stay employed by the company so now my official status is unemployed.

But thank you and i will try the sites suggested xxx

I'm not sure they are allowed to force you to leave and then not pay you, but that aside, if you are not working you can get Maternity Allowance at £123 a week for nine months, plus Child Tax Credit once child is born, and possibly some other benefits if you are on a low enough wage, such as Working Tax Credit.

I think you need to get some advice about your job though, I didn;t think they were allowed to chuck you out without maternity pay just because you are pregnant.

Plans_all_plans

If you can't claim maternity allowance, you may be able to claim ESA. Look here for more details: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/specialist-guides/technical-guidance/ni17a-a-guide-to-maternity/ If you scroll down, there is a section on "what you may be eligible for if you cant claim SMP or MA".

I'd also speak to the CAB about other benefit help and click on the link below for further info. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Expectingorbringingupchildren/index.htm