Full time employ, married and twins. What can i claim

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• sarahncraig

  Dec 15, 2008 4:18PM

  Hi there didnt want to R&R. Your wife will be able to claim Statutory Maternity Pay from her employer, omce she goes on to maternity leave which is usually from 29 weeks. Other than that with the combined income that you have i wouldnt have thought that you would receive anything else. There is the surestart maternity grant but your salary is far too high for that. Hope this helps
  
  Regards Sarah

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• Cuttsy08

  Dec 15, 2008 4:37PM

  Not really, but thanks.
  I was hoping for help with childcare cost's at least.
  Maybe one of us will have to give up work. Prob be better off.

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• EnglebertW_nkface

  Dec 15, 2008 7:41PM

  Once your lo's arrive you will get child benefit, currently about ??80 for the first and ??65 for the second per month. You should also be entitled to child tax credits, I think you would get similar to us, about ??75 a month, but you may get more as only one of my lo's is under one and obviously both of yours would be. Not sure about the childcare bit as I am a stay at home mum, maybe ask on the Working mums forum, see if any of them know?
  xx

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• snowangel

  Dec 16, 2008 8:25AM

  I wish I was earning that much! I'm likely to loose my job before the twins are born. As your salary is quite high, you'd probably only be able to claim child benefit. If due after April 09, expectant mum's get a ??190 grant.... not sure what the qualifying details are though. Some mum's also get a sure start grant....
  
  Good luck with the twins!
  
  12+4 TWINS
  xx
  
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• Team_Blue_aka_doublebubble

  Dec 16, 2008 9:45AM

  Hey Congrats.
  
  Re benefits as your in the upper earnings bracket you are not entittled to much. re childcare you need to see if your company does a childcare voucher scheme, this would mean you pay less income tax but you still have to pay for the full amount of chidcare. re tax credits only one baby counts under one no matter how many you have.
  
  I know it seems scary now but it really is true that you manage on what you have, we have had to give up our expensive tastes but Im happier now. Good Luck

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• MLM_and_baby_bump_Digby

  Dec 16, 2008 9:55AM

  Hi
  You will get Child benifit and Child tax credits (more in the first year of babies life).Don't forget to claim because we didn't realise we would get any more child tax credit after we had our second and left it to late and they wouldn't back date.
  I don't think you will get any help with childcare unless your company has a scheme.I had no childcare help when I was working due to my husbands earnings and after 2 children I gave up work as I was paying more in childcare than I was earning!!!
  Good luck with your impending arrivals
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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• Cuttsy08

  Dec 16, 2008 4:49PM

  Thanks everyone. Very helpful

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