i'm pregant but not working i 'm still entiled to martenity pay?

Answer 1

You won't get pay because you're not working, ie: no-one to pay you. You may get benefits from the government, you're best best it to go to a jobcentreplus and ask them.

Answer 2

Yes, you will be entitled to some sort of money, it depends on your situation but if you have recently left work you are entitled to Maternity Allowance and if not, but you have paid enough National Insurance contributions you can claim Incapacity Benefit.
There is also a grant called The Sure Start Maternity Grant where, if you are on a low income you can get £500 for you and your baby.
Check out the jobcentre site with details on how to claim etc and good luck with your baby x

Answer 3

You certainly will not get SMP because you don't work but try not to worry as I DO work and the government will take a portion of my modest wages to help people like you. I have worked for 11 years straight (full time) paying tax and National Insurance and now that I am pregnant I will get absolutely no help from the government. If my fiancee and I didn't have a thing called pride we could sell our our house, pack our careers in and be better off because of this rediculous government we are currently ruled by. If you do nothing in life you are helped with handouts. If you are honest, decent, home owning, hardworking citizens you get nothing. It makes me sick to think where my taxes go.

Answer 4

You don't say what country you live in. If you are a citizen of the UK, you may be entitled (see some UK posters providing advice here). If you are are a U.S. citizen, no, probably not, unless you apply for food stamps/public assistance.

I have been working for the same employer for nine years and the only reason I will be receiving money during my maternity leave is because I purchased short-term disability insurance through my employer last year.

Answer 5

NO, you do not get money for being pregnant. Some companies will give you 6 weeks paid leave once you have the baby. I have to pay for a short term disability policy that will give me 6 weeks of pay AFTER I give birth, even though I am not coming back to my job.
However, I guess is you are poor you could get wellfare of something like that. I am stuck working up until my due date

Answer 6

If you are on job seekers, there are other benefits you can claim, but you can only get maternity pay if you are employed for the whole of your pregnancy. If you work for 6 months or more of your pregnancy you can claim maternity allowance.
If you aren't on any benefits at all and just chose not to work, then you get nothing. Low income families are entitled to some benefits to help with the cost of buying baby things.

Answer 7

You are only entitled to maternity pay form a company if you have worked for them for a certain amount of time, something like 2 years i think.

You will get extra benefits like child support

Answer 8

you can if you were recently employed before you became pregnant and had been working there for a certain amount of time the best thing to do is go down your local jobcentre plus and ask them as it's all very confusing!

if you miss that deadline then you can get job seekers allowance and the sure start maternity grant

Answer 9

You are entitled to maternity benefits. £500 grant to buy baby things (cot, buggy etc) and a certain amount each week in a benefit but I'm not sure what this is.

Go to your local job centre and they will be able to help you.

Answer 10

Maternity pay is paid by an employer.

You may get extra benefits though if you claim for them already.