NC as it might identify me.
I'm currently debating whether or not to return to work after ML, as the cost of childcare is more than my wages (amoungst other reasons).
My SMP ends on 28th Feb, so if I was going back I'd need to start on 1st March (so need to get a letter to them by the end of the week to let them know).
If I don't return, I would be claiming (or attempting to claim) working tax credits etc etc as dh works. I would be wanting to try and claim them from 1st March as I'd have no income coming in from that date.
Would I be able to delay handing in my notice until 30th April so my official leave date is 30th May (so it looks better on my CV), or would I need to have officially left my job by 1st March to be able to claim benefits; ie would HMRC need to see my P60, for example?
Also, I was given additional maternity pay. I understand I would need to pay that back. I don't have the money to give them currently, so if I handed in my notice on 31st Jan, would they take my 28th February payment, made up of SMP, in order to pay back the OMP?
TIA