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Maternity Benefit and Rent Allowance

sept09baby · 2013-10-17 11:42:07

Just wondering if someone would be entitled to rent allowance when their only income is state maternity benefit? The conditions say you can't apply if you are in full time employment and technically on maternity leave you're still employed. One of the girls in work was asking and I can't find the answer anywhere - the…

17-10-2013 11:42am

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sept09baby

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Just wondering if someone would be entitled to rent allowance when their only income is state maternity benefit?

The conditions say you can't apply if you are in full time employment and technically on maternity leave you're still employed.

One of the girls in work was asking and I can't find the answer anywhere - the welfare site does state you can claim FIS though

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#2 18-10-2013 10:28am

Fran79

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Hi
we got rent allowance when I was on maternity leave from ft employment and hubby on jsa.

That was Sep - Feb this year.

HTH

Fran

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#3 18-10-2013 5:12pm

sept09baby

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Great thanks Fran. Think she's going to call in to her local sw office

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