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What can I claim?
Hey,
Now I hope the title doesn't make me sound like a scrounge as it is not supposed to at all.
I will start from the beginning so hopefully someone will understand why I am asking.
Me and dh started to ttc in March, we were both working in decently paid full time permanent jobs and were financially stable to have a bubby, we also decided to get married in december which we were to pay for ourselves as our families aren't particularly well off. Well I got my bfp in October and we were over the moon as it felt like we had been trying forever lol plus I would only be 11 weeks when we got married so not the size of a house.
When I was 6 weeks preggo I got made redundant and we were also told we needed to find a new place to live (whole other story I won't go into) So now we had one income, no home, a wedding to pay for and I was pregnant, it's amazing how quickly things change. Well we have now found somewhere to live and are moving next saturday and I'm also working on a temporary contract which ends just before baby is due (so no maternity pay for me), we also just about managed to pay for our wedding,
When my contract at work ends I will have no income at all and dh will all go towards the bills, I need to know what I am able to claim to help pay for the baby when he/she first arrives? I do plan on training to be a child minder as I don't like to take money without earning it but there is the possibility we will need help to being with.
I hope you don't think I'm one of those women who wants money for nothing as it's really not like that.
Any help would be much appreciated. Sorry for drivveling on, I needed to explain myself as I am far to proud for my own good to ask for help lol
C
xxx:\)
Now I hope the title doesn't make me sound like a scrounge as it is not supposed to at all.
I will start from the beginning so hopefully someone will understand why I am asking.
Me and dh started to ttc in March, we were both working in decently paid full time permanent jobs and were financially stable to have a bubby, we also decided to get married in december which we were to pay for ourselves as our families aren't particularly well off. Well I got my bfp in October and we were over the moon as it felt like we had been trying forever lol plus I would only be 11 weeks when we got married so not the size of a house.
When I was 6 weeks preggo I got made redundant and we were also told we needed to find a new place to live (whole other story I won't go into) So now we had one income, no home, a wedding to pay for and I was pregnant, it's amazing how quickly things change. Well we have now found somewhere to live and are moving next saturday and I'm also working on a temporary contract which ends just before baby is due (so no maternity pay for me), we also just about managed to pay for our wedding,
When my contract at work ends I will have no income at all and dh will all go towards the bills, I need to know what I am able to claim to help pay for the baby when he/she first arrives? I do plan on training to be a child minder as I don't like to take money without earning it but there is the possibility we will need help to being with.
I hope you don't think I'm one of those women who wants money for nothing as it's really not like that.
Any help would be much appreciated. Sorry for drivveling on, I needed to explain myself as I am far to proud for my own good to ask for help lol
C
xxx:\)
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I am not sure yet what we can get but we def get something. One of my friends got about ??100 per week. Not much but it does help!
Good luck! xx
C
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It's just such a culture shock and I need to get used to it lol.
It_must_be_love how ironic that you are covering maternity and get preggo lol perhaps there is something in the water there, thats cool that you are showing at three months i'm 16 weeks now and all that has happened is i've lost 6lb and my belly has gone hard lol i can't wait to be waddling around.
C
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