PPL payments question

Hi, I finished work about a month before bubs was due, but had her two weeks early due to medical reasons. I actually wanted to start my payments about six weeks after I had finished work as I had a couple of weeks annual and a pay in the mix - I think on the form it might state a start day and I think your boss has to sign the form on the date you finish. I also submitted my forms a few weeks after she was born. I'm pretty sure you can apply for your PPL payments anytime in that period - have a read thru the material.

my work sent in all the forms and had put the start date as 6th of Jan 2010.

Just unsure if you have to start it before or on babies arrival ?

I went on the website and it didn't mention anything about babie coming early before PPL kick in.

I don't mind wait and leaving things as is but just want to make sure I can.

I hope your Right kelly - although watch now she will go over and I will be wondering about this for no reason lol

I am pretty sure it doesnt matter if bubs comes early as you can apply for it after bubs is born and anytime up to returning to work I think. It would only be something to think about if you wanted it to start earlier than your specified date and I think that would be possible too.

It does not matter if baby is late or early as long as you don't go back to work before you receive your last payment, or you will not get it.
You can always ring them up & change if you want...how many babies come on due date? none of mine did.

With my last one I rang them as I had not received a letter from them with the details on it & found they had not received it from my work, I was on mat leave & was going into hospital to be induced. I had kept a copy of the form & faxed it from home & they did it there & then. I think they started it earlier for me also.

If you get WFF then you can ring them the day baby arrives & they will start it straight away & then you have a few weeks to send the forms in & get an ird #

As everyone else has said, unless you specifically ASK for it to be started earlier, it will just start on the date requested in your forms

In my case, I had six or seven weeks annual leave (one week before bubs was born and five or six after) that I used up before PPL so he was several weeks old when the PPL started.

Aethalia - are you sure about this as when I went to apply for mine I was told that you can only start it from 34 weeks pregnant.

This was taken from the DOL - Maternity leave of 14 continuous weeks may start up to six weeks before the expected date of birth or adoption. If you plan to take maternity leave, you must write to your employer at least three months before your expected date of birth.

Unless MW or DR recommends early leave.