refused any help what do i do

clairelindy

my partener and i got made redunant in januray i was pregant so no one would take me on for a job so i claimed jsa, i came of jsa to claim maternity allowance but i have been refused this, i was told to claim income support but they also say i cant i have NO income i dont know what to do ,

My partener is paying for himself to do his hgv test whilst also working for a part time agenancy which he his hours range from 0 - 16
what can i do we have no income i have £300 left to our name my baby is due in 2 weeks we have a mortage etc to pay and have no money what can i do why is no one helping me

we have both worked every day of our lives from age 16 we have been living of savings hoping he would get a job quick but it didnt turn out like that

any help would be great thanks

tomtontom

What income does your partner have from his agency work? Is he continuing to claim JSA?

clairelindy

last week he got £37.98 he worked one day
this week he is working two days
he was told he cant claim jsa at the same time which i thought he could

in the last 4 weeks he has worked overall 4 days which isnt a lot of money time tax and ni is taken out

notanewuser

clairelindy wrote: »

last week he got £37.98 he worked one day
this week he is working two days
he was told he cant claim jsa at the same time which i thought he could

in the last 4 weeks he has worked overall 4 days which isnt a lot of money time tax and ni is taken out

He shouldn't be paying any tax or NI on such small wages.

clairelindy

i though that as well i will have to ask why he is paying that

pmlindyloo

You need to apply for Employment Support Allowance.

See here: http://www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect/moneyandlegal/otherbenefits/Pages/ESA-claims.aspx

As you are 38 weeks pregnant you will automatically be placed in the support group as working would be detrimental to your and the baby's health.

I am assuming that you will not be entitled to contribution based ESA so you will be assessed for income based. This means that your OH's income and your savings will be taken into account.

Do this today.


How to apply:

https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance/how-to-claim

And ask for it to be backdated.

clairelindy

blondebubbles wrote: »

Do you know why maternity allowance was rejected?

because they said i didnt work so i sent of prove i did but i still got refused

notanewuser

clairelindy wrote: »

because they said i didnt work so i sent of prove i did but i still got refused

Did you work/earn enough during the qualifying period?

clairelindy

notanewuser wrote: »

Did you work/earn enough during the qualifying period?

i did work enough but i had a few weeks off no pay but i was still employed and i was told that was ok then it came back saying i was not employed but i was its so confusing i am not sure what to do now

pmlindyloo

pmlindyloo wrote: »

You need to apply for Employment Support Allowance.

See here: http://www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect/moneyandlegal/otherbenefits/Pages/ESA-claims.aspx

As you are 38 weeks pregnant you will automatically be placed in the support group as working would be detrimental to your and the baby's health.

I am assuming that you will not be entitled to contribution based ESA so you will be assessed for income based. This means that your OH's income and your savings will be taken into account.

Do this today.


How to apply:

https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance/how-to-claim

And ask for it to be backdated.

Have you missed my post?

notanewuser

clairelindy wrote: »

i did work enough but i had a few weeks off no pay but i was still employed and i was told that was ok then it came back saying i was not employed but i was its so confusing i am not sure what to do now

have you checked your entitlement on the calculator here?

https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-maternity-pay/y