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Maternity Benefit Query!!!

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  • 13-06-2020 11:24am
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    NewMum2be
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭


    Hi hoping someone can shed some light on this, was due to finish up work on Monday 15th June for Mat Leave had to finish over a week earlier though due to being admitted to Hospital for observation until the baby arrives. Just checked my Bank Account this morning and see that I have received my first Mat Benefit payment of 204.2 which is due now as I believe that you are paid a week in advance. I'm really confused about the payment amount as it's supposed to be 245, I have plenty of PRSI contributions worked. Would appreciate any info??? Thanks ☺


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    Beanybabog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭Beanybabog


    NewMum2be wrote: »
    Hi hoping someone can shed some light on this, was due to finish up work on Monday 15th June for Mat Leave had to finish over a week earlier though due to being admitted to Hospital for observation until the baby arrives. Just checked my Bank Account this morning and see that I have received my first Mat Benefit payment of 204.2 which is due now as I believe that you are paid a week in advance. I'm really confused about the payment amount as it's supposed to be 245, I have plenty of PRSI contributions worked. Would appreciate any info??? Thanks ☺

    It’s probably something to do with the day you put down- maternity benefit is a 6 day payment so 5/6 of 245 is pretty much what you got. I assume that’s why, but I don’t know what day isn’t counted


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    Rebel83
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭Rebel83


    NewMum2be wrote: »
    Hi hoping someone can shed some light on this, was due to finish up work on Monday 15th June for Mat Leave had to finish over a week earlier though due to being admitted to Hospital for observation until the baby arrives. Just checked my Bank Account this morning and see that I have received my first Mat Benefit payment of 204.2 which is due now as I believe that you are paid a week in advance. I'm really confused about the payment amount as it's supposed to be 245, I have plenty of PRSI contributions worked. Would appreciate any info??? Thanks ☺

    €204 is the SW rate of sick pay. If you're in hospital did you potentially apply for sick pay until June 15th?

    If not perhaps it is as the other poster suggested, a partial week & you'll get the €41 at the end of your 26 weeks?


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    jlm29
    Registered Users Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭jlm29


    Beanybabog wrote: »
    It’s probably something to do with the day you put down- maternity benefit is a 6 day payment so 5/6 of 245 is pretty much what you got. I assume that’s why, but I don’t know what day isn’t counted

    Maternity benefit Always starts on a Monday now, afaik, so no part payments. I’d say it’s a weeks sick pay, did you send in a cert? But yes, you’re right, you would be due to get the first of your maternity benefit this Monday also. I think sick pay is paid at the end of the week but maternity benefit is paid at the start?


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    NewMum2be
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    I only contacted my Employer to let them know I wouldn't be back to work my sick leave pay would be covered by work so didn't need to contact SW, I'll ring Mat Benefit on Monday to check it out.


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    jlm29
    Registered Users Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭jlm29


    NewMum2be wrote: »
    I only contacted my Employer to let them know I wouldn't be back to work my sick leave pay would be covered by work so didn't need to contact SW, I'll ring Mat Benefit on Monday to check it out.

    Even if your employer pays your sick leave they’d usually claim what you’re entitled to of it from social welfare and pay you the balance. So maybe that’s it. Though you’d usually need to get a SW cert!
    Good luck anyhow, hope you get sorted


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    Love2love
    Registered Users Posts: 1,257 ✭✭✭Love2love


    Your employer can’t claim SW on your behalf so if you haven’t post off the forms - I would say it’s a maternity benefit part payment.


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    jlm29
    Registered Users Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭jlm29


    Love2love wrote: »
    Your employer can’t claim SW on your behalf so if you haven’t post off the forms - I would say it’s a maternity benefit part payment.

    There’s no part payments on mat benefit anymore. It always starts on a Monday


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    Love2love
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    I’m not 100% on this but I think that the majority will take it from the Monday due to the fact that the latest you can start is the Monday before the end of your week of confinement. I know I’ve recently completed MB2’s for some ladies with mid week start dates. Unless of course the DEASP is adjusting this to start on the Monday.


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    masterboy123
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    I am starting my maternity benefit from Wednesday, 1st July and received payment of 163.30 today. Is this due to the fact that I have worked 2 days this week?


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