Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Hiya, I am trying to be together my new proposal for working hours at work - and wondered if anyone has gone back to work yet, and if your LO is at nursery, or at home with you? My LO is scheduled to go to nursery 4 days a week with me in the office but one day I will wfh with my LO hopefully, so wanted some adv...

Hiya 👋 I hope someone might be able to help me here. If I get a job starting in first of September, would my child (3yrs) qualify for the 30hrs starting from September? Does someone know? Any help appreciated.

Anyone know of any work from home jobs that I could apply for with no experience… to help a mama out? I get so bored of just being in the house & i might as well be making some money too. If you know of any that is hiring or looking for someone please let me know?! I’m so desperate lol! 😆

Hey ladies! I’m running into some issues with working from home/answering phone calls for my small cleaning business during the summer with my one year, also being home. What are you doing to keep your little ones busy while on a phone call? Also are there any good noise cancellations headphones you guys recommend? ...

When’s everyone planning on leaving work? 3rd baby and feeling like I may need to leave a lot sooner then i originally thought

Hello, I’m a newly single mum (in the last 2 months), so it’s all very new to me. Please no judgement. I have always lived a comfortable life but that all got turned upside literally overnight once I discovered my husbands affair 🫠 I signed up to universal credit and they didn’t pay any of the nursery fees for…

Has anyone else been in this situation? My contract is ending 19th July and they’ve decided not to continue it. I will be 28 weeks. So I have 4 weeks to figure out maternity leave😭It says that the company has to pay you if you work for them for 26 weeks and work up until 15 weeks before your due date which I will…

Is anyone else self employed and applying for there maternity allowance? Any ideas what I need to send off with it as they’re asking for proof of pregnancy and I have no idea how I’m meant to prove it 😭😂

I’m 25 & i have a 2 year old. My previous job has cut my pay in half and i cannot make it on just this small income. I am a single mother & i do not have anyone to watch my child. Anything would be appreciated 💗

im 32w yesterday, i plan on starting my maternity leave at 37w but im struggling so hard to get to that point. everyday gets longer and harder. i j wanna sleep and stay in bed. when are yall starting your leave??

Hi! I’m trying to find some ways to bring in a little bit of extra income to help supplement essentials for my kid like diapers and food without losing sleep worrying how we’re gonna afford it. I’m looking into trying affiliate marking but I’m wondering if anyone has actually had success with it, and if so how long ...

Hey mommas! What are some of your work from home positions? I’m 26 weeks and starting to feel like it’s time to stay home. My body is in so much pain and discomfort 😭. I still wanna work, just from home. Let me know some legit work from home jobs please!! I’m desperate!

Hey everyone. I miss out on SMP by two days therefore can only get maternity allowance. I wondered if anyone’s midwives have ever put a different date for them on the form in order to qualify for it? Someone I heard of did this but I wondered how common it was to do so. Just gutted it’s 2 days out so wondering if t...

We get the 15 hours currently. Do we need to do anything different to get the 30 hours for September? Confused. Just renewed my 15 hours.

So our son is 2 in September , we in England, so we will qualify for 15 funded hours from September. We are wanting to have another baby soon. We assumed that we would still get the funded and tax free hours while I was on maternity as I'd still be going back to work - is this correct, does anyone know ?

appreciate any help! thank you

Currently on mat leave (only 4 mo in) but I’m already thinking about work, and how much I don’t want to go back. I currently work in hospitality but I really want to find a WFH job, except I have no experience in admin etc and would find it more of a chore. What’s everyone else done/doing after mat leave? Are there ...

Hello everyone. I know this is a bit of a way off but wanted to start thinking about this to plan leave etc. This is so confusing. Does anyone work in the sector or have any experience and can help me please? Does this mean that my child due Oct 11th will be eligible for 15 hours from September 2025? So prior to tha...

Has anyone received their maternity exemption certificate yet for free prescriptions? I had my first appointment with my midwife yesterday but nothing was mentioned and it completely slipped my mind. How would I go about getting one? I am currently 9 weeks

I live in Colchester and have just found out I’m pregnant with my third, can anyone help with who I need to contact first?