If you do not register or you register late, you may not qualify for MA. If you were employed in the 15th week before your baby is due, you will need form SMP1 from your employer which sets out why you do not qualify for SMP.
If you have more than one employer, all earnings will count when working out the average. Your earnings are averaged over any 13 weeks in your test period. The 13 weeks do not have to be in a row and you may choose the weeks with the most earnings to help you get more MA. You can also qualify for MA for 14 weeks on the basis of unpaid work. To prove your earnings, they will ask you for 13 original payslips if paid weekly or 4 payslips if paid monthly. You can pay Class 2 NICs early and on a voluntary basis in order to get the the flat rate.
You can add earnings from different jobs, and from employment and self-employment, together in order to qualify for the flat rate. An easy and quick way to find out what MA you are entitled to is to use the Government Calculator , or you can read our article on Calculating maternity pay. You will need to provide a certificate from your midwife giving the expected date of birth of your child a form MAT B1 and other supporting evidence. If you are or have recently been employed but that your employer or ex-employer has decided you are not entitled to SMP, it should give you form SMP1 explaining why and you should send it to the DWP to support your claim.
If they do, it will be unfair dismissal because of discrimination. If your employer sacks you to avoid paying your maternity pay, you'll still get your maternity pay as long as you've worked for them for at least 8 weeks. You can't get statutory maternity pay if you're a sole trader, but you might be able to claim Maternity Allowance instead. You might be able to get statutory maternity pay if you're self-employed with your own limited company. Your company could pay your statutory maternity pay, then reclaim it from HMRC.
You might want to check your other maternity rights as an agency worker. If you qualify for statutory maternity pay, your agency should pay it even if you're no longer registered with them. You might be able to get the full amount of statutory maternity pay from more than one employer.
For each employer you have, the rules are the same as if they were your only employer. This means you can get statutory maternity pay again if you meet the normal conditions:. Some jobs give you contractual maternity pay as a benefit of working there.
What you get depends on your employer, but you should never be worse off than if you just got statutory maternity pay. Check your contract or company maternity policy, or ask your employer whether you get contractual maternity pay. In this case you might be able to get Maternity Allowance as well. It comes from the government rather than your employer.
Child Tax Credit gives financial support for children, and Working Tax Credit helps people in lower-paid jobs by topping up their wages. A weekly payment from your employer to help you take time off before and after your baby is born. UK: Statutory Maternity Pay.
If you're pregnant or have a new baby but do not qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay, you might be able to claim Maternity Allowance through Jobcentre Plus.
If your wife, partner including same-sex partner or civil partner gives birth or adopts a child, you may be able to claim Statutory Paternity Pay to help you take time off work to support them. Find out more about Statutory Paternity Pay , including when you need to let your employer know that you're expecting.
A weekly payment from your employer to help you take time off if you adopt a child. UK , including how and when to let your employer know. If you're on a low income and get certain benefits or tax credits, and there are no other children under 16 in your family, you could get this one-off payment. If you cannot be available for full-time work and have not got enough money to live on, you might qualify for Income Support, depending on your circumstances.
UK , including how and where to claim. This has replaced Income Support for people who cannot work because of illness or disability. You might be eligible for help with all or part of your rent if you're on a low income. You might be eligible for help with paying your council tax if your income is low.
You might be able to get help from the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme, depending on your circumstances. You should get advice on benefits as soon as you find out you're pregnant. Benefits have to be claimed on different forms, from different offices, depending on what you're claiming.
There are lots of voluntary organisations that are happy to help. Ask them for advice or get an opinion. Page last reviewed: 20 April Next review due: 20 April Home Pregnancy Finding out you're pregnant Back to Finding out you're pregnant. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Payments can start up to 11 weeks before your baby is due. Any money you get can affect your other benefits. Check what you need to do. To help us improve GOV. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in.
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