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Money help

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Tc0608 · 08/02/2025 16:45

Hello, just after any advice. I work full time, my partner is currently 10 weeks pregnant and unemployed. I earn too much to receive any help according to benefit sites but I don’t earn enough to cover all bills.
my partner cannot get JSA or anything like that because of her national insurance contributions, does anyone know anyway around this? Or any way to get some extra help for us or her to receive some sort of money.

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OneLilacGuide · 08/02/2025 17:18

Definitely try agencies for temp work, or local FB pages are good for that.

Suzuki76 · 08/02/2025 17:17

Temping. Register with some agencies.

InfoSecInTheCity · 08/02/2025 17:16

What is she doing to find a job? She has a good 5-6 months if not a bit longer before she'd need to stop for maternity leave.

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Tc0608 · 08/02/2025 17:14

Worked on and off. She would be entitled to that from 26 weeks but it’s right now where it’s the hardest and there’s literally nothing out there that I can find to help. Yes a new job would be great but it’s not proving to be easy to find

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LIZS · 08/02/2025 17:01

Has she worked in the 18 months? She may be entitled to Maternity Allowance if so. There is still time for her to work before taking ml.