Feeling so down lately, feel like nothing's going my wayπ« I was working and when I stopped I've been told I'm not entitled to maternity pay from DWP so have to wait 2 months for my first payment which is a lousy Β£270 a month me and a baby are supposed to live on. Just got the keys to a house which is great but it needs EVERYTHING done which I have no money for, there isn't even any carpet in the house and baby's due in less than 3 weeks so won't be in by thenπ and feel like the OH is so distant and uninterested almost like he's trying to avoid me. Everything's happening at once and I'm just a breakdown waiting to happen, emotional wreck!π’
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@Lucy jade, no because the job I took on a few months ago was always just temporary I was never going to get maternity from them and was going to get it from DWP but when I finished and went to the job centre I was told they can't pay me it because I was working less than 26weeks. I would've got it if I stayed on benefits or worked over 26 weeksπ so I got put back on universal credits that won't pay me until 2 months after I put claim in thinking I had all this money saved up from working, they don't understand I didn't have anything saved as I was using it all to buy things for baby and it was weekly pay so disappeared quickly
I thought everyone was entitled to maternity allowance?
@galiceanucamelia, No can't get maternity allowance :/ applied for the maternity grant of Β£500 but still to hear back if I'm getting it or not. @gbemiabdul aw it's awful isn't it? 6 days, ohh that would hurt much more! I was a couple weeks short, feel like we have enough to be stressing about without this nonsense too x
You just poured out my heart...the story of my life at the moment.I was told i missed maternity pay by 6 days..imagine
Are you qualified for Maternity Allowance then?
Sorry, tagged someone else thereπ meant to be @lucyjade