has anyone claimed universal credit while on maternity?

[reasoningmylofe]

Just that really. Feeling quite stressed.

Yes, fairly easy to do just remember to do it just before you go on mat leave.

It considers both yours and your partners income which means personally I'm still short about 600 between what my working wage would be and what uc pays (I expected this and have planned for it) you can do online calculators which will give you a rough idea of what you may be entitled to.