Maternity Allowance

Hi all, i’ve just had this text come through and it’s slightly worrying me. “Your Maternity Allowance claim has been awarded. Your first payment of approx £26 will be paid to your account within the next 10 working days and 4 weekly payments of approx £184 will start on **/**/**.” Can someone please confirm that i’ll be receiving £184 PER WEEK, that’ll be paid as £736 every 4 weeks not that i’ll be getting £184 every 4 weeks. Thanks!

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Following as in the same boat xxx

Get in touch with them because likely you need to make a national insurance contribution to take you to the full amount. It will have flagged that you haven’t worked/earnt enough in the last however many number of weeks to qualify for the full amount. My friend literally had to pay £40 to get the full amount for the year!

It just doesn’t make sense, the only reason i’m claiming mat allowance is because I started a new job before the 26 week mark but i’ve worked throughout!

Ok it might just be how it’s worded and it’s starting at the end of the week hence only £26 and then it will be £184 a week after that

Yeah this makes sense and it’s correct. It says your weekly payments are £184 so therefore £184 every week

Thanks so much guys xx

I’ve been waiting to speak to them on the phone this whole time and not got through yet😂xx

Just got through to them, and she did clarify that it is PER WEEK just paid every 4 weekly which works out approx £736 for anyone that’s worried xx

I’m in the same boat but I can confirm I received the full amount of £736. But I split it so receive half the amount every two weeks x

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