UV,
I amg going to claim the 112 per wek from 28/29 weeks it SMP (statutory maternity pay) paid by the government if you do not qualify for maternity pay by anyother source ie. employer. Everyone is entitled to it!
Becuase of my redundancy I was advised by citizens advice to claim dole this is so I continue to pay national insurance then at 28 weeks I start to claim SMP if I have not found a job by then and am not entitled to MP from them. if you were a single person or a low income family it wouldn't be SMP it would be Income Support. Wow I've learnt all this is last month not sure it is 100% correct.
can anyone else shed any light?
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YOu may be entitled to incapacity benefit as I dont think that is means tested so you OH income wouldnt matter. YOu may also be entitled to maternity allowance all depending on when the last time you worked was. Definatley worth looking into.

Hun there is loads you can claim!!

Try and get james working tax credits too, plus your SMP

Then you can be rich, pass your driving test and we can take the babies out for lunch lol.

lol i just thought cause james was living here i couldnt claim anything

ill look into it!

i really do need to pass my driving test im seriously thinking about it now, i need to get my head around the theory and hazard perception!

its annoying cause all i get from james is oh i didnt have to do that, i didnt have to do that either i got him to help me practice my theory but he was crap cause all the rules have changed since he did his!

It isnt means tested, so you should be ok ! But you cant get it until you are 28 weeks. But you should still be able to claim low income benefits until then.

Dates and numbers:
There are 224 days until your due date on December 05, 2008.
You are 56 days pregnant.
You are 1.8 months pregnant.
You are in your 2nd month of pregnancy.
Your 1st trimester: February 29, 2008 to May 29, 2008. (0 - 12 weeks)
Your 2nd trimester: May 30, 2008 to September 11, 2008. (13 - 27 weeks)
Your 3rd trimester: September 12, 2008 to December 05, 2008. (28 - 40 weeks)



how cool is that!

Awww lol! Funky!

im so ill its ridiculous! crackers, ginger, lemons etc have all been thrown out of the proverbial window today! i was panicing because i felt ok after a while all of a sudden this morning then we went to get a diff cot cause the lovely american one is just way too big and they car journey ruined it ive felt vile ever since i have had a nap and woke up in tears cause i still felt bad.
james daughter is here this weekend.

its not good!

Awww hun i hope you feel a little better soon

Just looking at your dates and numbers i didnt realise you are on 9 days ahead of me!! How cool is that!!

Just been catching up with your journal.

Hope you feel better soon.
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