Maternity pay/ allowance

I’ve recently changed careers in January and didn’t realise I was pregnant… will I get any money from the government? I know I won’t qualify for the employer to pay me but I’m panicking thinking I won’t get any money from nobody?? Anyone else have this problem

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That’s for the leave I think!!:( the maternity pay is under neath xxx

If you read the maternity pay bit i think that sums things up! You will qualify for it off the government xx

Yeah so I wouldn’t get it because I wouldn’t of worked continuously for 26 weeks before the 15th week before I give birth I’m about 6 weeks out x

@Harriet I am in a similar situation in that I'm about 3 days out. Having a discussion with HR on Thursday to see what my options are. I'm in the NHS X

I work as a nanny so it will be the mum and dad who decide rather than a company- I think I’ll just get maternity allowance from them. I also work part time at a nursery and they said I’ll get statutory pay because I started with them earlier but would I get both? Xx

I am in the same situation. I don't qualify for my employers maternity pay, only the government maternity pay.

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My two friends and me have always been close since our early teens. I’m the first to have a baby.

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Other out of a long term relationship and being single having fun etc

Before baby we would all hang at my
Apartment, chat eat and just have
Fun.

Now I don’t even get a text to ask how my baby is, how I am. I really thought they would be awesome aunties. But honestly they don’t care.

They meet up a lot to do cool things, which I can’t be upset about as I can’t as I have my baby.

I don’t know I feel sad about it.

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