Another question it says it works on your weekly earnings.. It says 90% or 139.58 whichever is less so say you where…

I think it's weekly Hun xx

Weekly xx

you get it on your normal day xx

It's weekly, but the first six weeks is you normal pay at 90% x

*normal pay day

So say I was entitled to 139 I'd get that amount every week? Just seems so generous of them haha!! @courtniegeexo @beck_yemm @tuftyturtle xx

Yeah I think so xx @beadyeyes93

you would get that amount weekly if you normally get paid weekly lol. I get paid monthly so I get it then. it's paid though your work xx

Yes you would :) oh really ! I think it seems tight ! Haha- i want more haha xx

I guess it depends how much you earn lol. for me it's a third of my wages. but for other people it's only like £20 less lol. xx

@beck_yemm, yea it isn't alot compared to a normal wage lol, so I'm not working anymore but I was at the beginning of my pregnancy so my cab worker thinks I might be entitled to it xx@tuftyturtle

I get paid £400 a week.... for the first 12 weeks that's what I'll get... then after that it goes to £136 per week 😧😧😧😧😧 and I get no benefits as me and my partner earn too much money all we get is child benefit xx

Oh that must be horrible for you!! @catherineln25 do you not get it from work ? Xx

SMP doesn't come from work it comes from the government 😧😧😧 xx @beadyeyes93

Yeah but with your wage where you not entitled to maternity pay from work? Xx@catherineln25

@catherineln25, I think I'm being really dumb haha!! You get smp from your employer but they get it from government? 🙈 xx

smp is paid via boss and ma is government

The government sets the rate for smp which everyone who is working over a certain amount is entitled to. Some companies are nice and add extra on top (they don't have to though). I work for the council at a school and get nothing on top what so ever :( xx