COLUMN: How to manage your money for maternity
You can put in a claim once your pregnancy reaches 26 weeks by filling in a MA1 claim form online or popping it in the post. The earliest you can receive the first payment is 11 weeks before your baby is due, or you can elect to start it as late as the day after the birth.
Employees often have ‘keeping in touch’ days and the same stands for self-employed workers. You can work for up to 10 days whilst receiving Maternity Allowance, but go over this threshold and you risk losing your allowance altogether.
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Hide AdIf your household income isn’t enough to cover your costs you might also be entitled to further financial aid such as the Sure Start Maternity Grant or income-related social security benefits.
Citizens Advice Derbyshire Districts offers free, confidential and independent advice on any subject and you can call in to the office is based in the Town Hall, Bank Road in Matlock and is open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm. Alternatively, call 0844 375 2712.