Hi,
I also have a query re maternity benefit.
My contract in work is finished at the end of June. My baby is due in Sept, 11 weeks later. I have been told that my contract will probably not be renewed in June (they don't know I'm pregnant yet).
Initially, I assumed that I will have to claim jobseekers benefit for the weeks before my due date, and claim maternity after this. Does anyone have any first hand experience of this?
Thanks so much in advance. Am delighted that baby is on the way, but I'll have no decent cash now!
Thanks