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What happens when my statutory maternity pay runs out but I’m not due back to work for another 4 months?
my last smp pay is this month but I’m not due to go back to work until August? Will I have to go on income support until I go back?
Hi think I didn`t make it clear. I am already on maternity pay and it is my last month this month of being payed smp. I am not going back to work until august. So I am worried about what my income is going to be for the next four months?
When did your SMP start to be paid? Its is now payable for 39 weeks, but it’s up to you to decide when you go back to work. I am taking a year off work when I have my baby but SMP is only payable for 39 weeks so the last 13 weeks will be unpaid. We have saved up to enable us to do this. It is my decision to stay off work for a whole year so of course I will not be entitled to any benefits like income support.
If you can’t afford to stay off work any longer, you should go back to work. Why didn’t you work this out before now? Is there a special reason you can’t go back to work now?
If you requested a year off work but you change your mind, you can tell your employer that you want to go back early, but ”you must give at least eight weeks’ notice that you’re returning to work early or if you want to change the date of your return. Your employer can insist that you don’t return until the eight weeks have passed.” Source: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Moneyandworkentitlements/WorkAndFamilies/Pregnancyandmaternityrights/DG_065153
I hope this helps but you’d really need to give more information about your circumstances for more accurate advice.
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