Maternity Claim Rejected

In 2020 I claimed from the department of labor after getting retrenched due to covid. I just had a baby and when I put in my maternity claim it was rejected. The reason being, I claimed in 2020 for retrenchment and it's not 4 years from that claim so I can't put in another claim. How ridiculous is that????? The previous claim was a retrenchment, and this is a maternity claim!!!!