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Statutory Maternity Pay
wishies_x
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Really didnt know where to place this so please move it if necessary 
I’m due to go off on maternity leave in July, I have just had a sudden moment of panic. Through work I get 8 weeks full pay, then 18 weeks half pay + any SMP. I am just reading through the SMP details and it says if I don’t reach the lower earning limit I cant have it! I am part time so earn £9631 all together (which would reach the lower earnings limit)!, but I have just received my P60 from last year (most of it was spent on maternity leave – yep again!) and I only earnt £4000 so I think that wouldn’t reach the lower limit! Does it go on my earnings normally or does it go on last year? I don’t claim any benefits and I just don’t understand or know who to talk to about any of this.. I’m so clueless! Any help would be appreciated xx
I’m due to go off on maternity leave in July, I have just had a sudden moment of panic. Through work I get 8 weeks full pay, then 18 weeks half pay + any SMP. I am just reading through the SMP details and it says if I don’t reach the lower earning limit I cant have it! I am part time so earn £9631 all together (which would reach the lower earnings limit)!, but I have just received my P60 from last year (most of it was spent on maternity leave – yep again!) and I only earnt £4000 so I think that wouldn’t reach the lower limit! Does it go on my earnings normally or does it go on last year? I don’t claim any benefits and I just don’t understand or know who to talk to about any of this.. I’m so clueless! Any help would be appreciated xx
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Make £10 a day in February - £16.05/£280
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nice that you get your full pay/half pay for the 26 weeks!
I think if you are not eligible for SMP there is something called maternity allowance - so you could look up if you are eligible for this.Weight loss challenge, lose 15lb in 6 weeks before Christmas.0 -
Wow thank you! That helped a bunch, went through it all and found out I could get it… then my colleague decided to inform me my p60 was only from September because we went over to a social enterprise ooooops, so I would of met it anyway! But thank you so so much x2017 wins so far: Diddly squat
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