Maternity pay
Anyone else got really rubbish maternity pay?
I get 6 weeks at 90% then the rest is statutory which barely covers bills!
I want to take atleast 8/9 months just to be with baby but it’s daunting with the lack of income.
Anyone got any money making/saving ideas?
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How did you find this out already? I'm 17 weeks and still unsure of how to apply/how it works x
Im trying to put money away each month so I'm not too short.
Statutory maternity pay right from day 1 as I'm self employed 😔
The company I was at when I had my first didn’t offer any enhanced maternity pay so I just had statutory too which was £150 a week in 2022 😕 I would say just save anything and everything you can from now, and Vinted is amazing! Get everything you can from there, it’ll save you a fortune and then you can sell stuff on there too. I then use the money I’ve made to buy more stuff! I’m due end of March 2027 and I’ve already bought Tommee tippee swaddle bags for £3, and the red light machine thing for £5
Sadly I don’t even get that 😔 I’ve been caught in the trap of having accepted a new job before I found out I was pregnant - i have a 3 month notice period so I won’t qualify for stat in my previous employment and I’ve missed the cut-off at my new employment by 6 weeks! Only maternity allowance from day 1 so I won’t get the 90% for the first 6 weeks - I wrote a strongly worded email to my local MP who actually replied and said they were looking into maternity and paternity pay early next year so fingers crossed something changes!!
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Anyone else got really rubbish maternity pay?
I get 6 weeks at 90% then the rest is statutory which barely covers bills!
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Anyone got any money making/saving ideas?
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