Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

My partner and I have just split but at present are still living together. I’ve applied for universal credits and housing costs as I only work 24 hours a week so will struggle financially particularly after I move out! Anyone in a similar situation that has any idea how much I’m likely to be paid? Or any extra suppo...

I’m looking at changing the amount I work because I am so miserable at my current job. If I change I will have to go up to 40 hours for financial reasons. No other company will pay me my current wage to work 4 days. I’m feeling mum guilt for losing my day off I use in the week to spend with my child but I feel so ...

If anyone is savvy with money stuff, please reply 😇 Shared parental leave is new to me and i’m keen to find out more. Sorry if my terminology is off below! I plan to take a year off. If we do SPL, when i ‘return to work’ (during school hols) does my partner HAVE to take that time off and have SMP for those weeks,…

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Can someone tell me more about this? I work as support staff at a school. My partner works in sales. How does would it work? I have heard of school staff ‘going back to work’ during the school holidays during mat leave (ie not really working as its holidays), getting paid full, and partner gets the time off, then ...

i applied for maternity grant ages ago and got a message from them on 8th october saying they are processing my claim. however i got a message saying UC closed my claim ages ago as i haven’t been entitled for ages due to working when pregnant then going on maternity allowance when i left to have baby. will i still b...

Still praying this will stick I'm doing ok this time ( I considered myself the first time mom ) As the other pregnancies didn't do so well but I need help I'm low income, first-time mom to be. I have so much anxiety this pregnancy has been really rough so far I've been in and out of the hospitals with (HG) and they...

I am currently struggling so hard to find a prenatal that will agree with me. I’ve tried sticking it out to see if the symptoms subside but they haven’t. I have no clue what to do as my primary care is useless for anything during pregnancy and I am still waiting on her to put through a referral for my obgyn. Guess ...

I'm low income, first-time mom to be. I have so much anxiety this pregnancy has been really rough so far I've been in and out of the hospitals with (HG) and they are awful I really don't like the way the hospitals treat me or my partner I'm so terrified of having to go to a hospital to deliver my baby I want someth...

I want to start a business that show positively on people who is disable or have a condition like my daughter and would love for someone to be apart of it. I need someone with a creative mind and someone who do art.

My maternity leave is almost up and I will go back to work and will be working from home with my 4 month old. Wondering if any other moms out there have gone back to work and are also working from home? How do you do it and any tips or advice when it comes to doing both at once? Hoping I can handle it but not sure w...

For those that receive tax free childcare in my account it says I have £450 left available for this period. It says I need to reconfirm between the 24 November to 24 December. Does that mean that if I don’t put enough in the account to use the £450 top up then will this expire on the 24 November or the 24 December. ...

So I’m a disability support worker and since being pregnant my hours have dropped. I get paid fortnightly and there have been a couple of weeks where I have not worked a full eight hrs but the following week I work over, average 20-30 hrs per fortnight. Will I still be eligible for ppl? I have lost clients due to no...

Anyone in this group claiming MA? How long after sending your letter back did you start getting your payments? It says on the letter to send back when you’ve finished work but I’ve sent mine off a couple of weeks before I finish just incase of delay and I have 1 week left at work. I sent my letter back last Friday a...

Anyone know how it works in terms of payment? I’ve not got my letter yet, only text but I heard people get backpay before their actual first payment. I called the automated line and it said I’m due money at the end of November but this just seems like the normal monthly amount I’d be expecting. Does that include b...

Hi everyone I’ve recently started a small bussiness creating personalised jumpers for children (Parker&Addi). Just wondering how is everyone juggling trying to have a career and having children at home with you, I have 2 little girls one is in school now and the other is about to turn 2 (So as you can imagine the te...

Hey, mamas! 🌟 I’m considering opening a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for my little one and would love to hear your thoughts. Have any of you started one? How has your experience been with it? ny tips or things to consider would be super helpful! Thanks in advance for sharing your insights! 🙏💬…

Hi! I’m new to WA and not sure what health plan to pick through Washington Apple Health. The options are Molina, UnitedHealthcare, WellPoint, Coordinated Care, and Community Health Plan. What have your experiences been? Please let me know. Thanks in advance ❤️

I'm 23+2. When and how am I supposed to be getting the MATB1? I'm on meds for hyperemesis and with the form I would be exempt from paying (over £50 a month)

After rent and all of our other bills we barely have any money left over. We haven’t been able to save any money and I need us to have at least 5,000 put away for emergencies. What is something you do for another income?