i'm getting a bit anxious...

[emalou90]

... how long did everyone's Maternity Allowance take to come through after you sent the second bit of form off?

(this only applys to people who are not getting SMP)

x

 

[_Vicky_]

mine hasnt come through as I am still working but I was told they aim to process within one week of receipt so not delaying your first payment - is that true or have you been waiting eekkkkk

 

[Babybumpdec]

think it only takes a week or 2 to sort out , i havent put ,my claim in yet as only just getting my smp1 from work xx

 

[emalou90]

mines been a week exactly today so ive not been waiting long, but i've read on some other sites that it can take ages!
so now i'm very worried as i left work when i got paid so my MA would cover christmas!

argh, i sent off the form a week before i wanted my payment to start, as that's what it told me to do.

i'll keep checking my online banking... x

 

[_Vicky_]

eeekkk ohh can you keep me posted? hope it goes through quickly for you xxxxxxxxx

 

[emalou90]

yeah of course
i'm sure it'll come through, i'm just worrying
xxx

 

[3 girlies]

i think they are usually pretty good. when i had Roxie it took over a month but thats because i filled in the wrong dates from my payslips & they let me know so i could give them permission to change it so i got alot more money. they backdated my money too.

 

[emalou90]

yeah i've heard they're good. of course because most of us stop work and have no income! they have to be quick about it xx

 

[JayDee]

I rang up to check they had received my form and was told it was taking around 4 weeks before the claims were processed and approved.
I got the approval letter in less than a week, but it took a while for my money to come through because they hadn't bothered to check that I wasn't claiming job seekers anymore, once I pointed this out to them the money (inc back payment) came through within the week.