Maternity Allowance

How do people cope with such an amount? It doesn’t cover bills.

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Husband is keeping me going but I’m only taking 9 months as can’t afford the last three months unpaid :/ when I had my first universal topped us up but my husband changed jobs and now we won’t get anything so back to work it is

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they don’t. My husband have keeping it going and I got back to work before it has started to be unpaid

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Partner's salary and money put aside for the months with SMP if needed. I am not taking anytime off that is unpaid, so 10.5 months total (10 weeks fully paid, SPM and 30 days of annual leave).

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