Maternity allowance pay

Does anybody know how maternity allowance is being paid? I have applied on 20 november and since then no answers from them( I assume it takes a while..) and 2 weeks ago I got on my Account 500£ with details MA and my insurance number but no letter of acceptance and nothing.. Is it monthly or how, cause I’m confused?! 😵‍💫

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Hmm I applied about the same time and got a letter a while ago. Maybe it got lost in the post. Give them a call and ask to resend?

I got a text not a letter. I heard within 2 weeks (end of oct) but I didn’t get a payment until end of November. I rang them anyways to check and I changed it to every 2 weeks instead of every month x

@Laura yeah I think I will do that tomorrow.

Is everyone entitled to maternity allowance? X

@Jen well, my work doesn’t pay me as I got hired this year in may, so as I don t get my Statutory Maternity Pay I’m entitled to maternity allowance, I assume that everyone who doesn T get SMP or are unemployed

I’m in the exact same situation. Got hired in May so I don’t get SMP and sent off forms for maternity allowance around 23rd of November. I got a text last week saying I’ll hear from them within 4 weeks when a decision has been made.

I applied for mine less than 2 weeks ago and they sent me a text a few days ago confirming I am getting it and what the amount I'm being paid is.

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