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Maternity Allowance for working women

You can claim Maternity Allowance once you’ve been pregnant for 26 weeks. Payments start 11 weeks before the date on which your baby is due.

The amount you can get depends on your eligibility. You could get either:

â—Ź   ÂŁ140.98 a week or 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is less) for 39 weeks

â—Ź   ÂŁ27 a week for 14 weeks

Maternity Allowance for 39 weeks

You might get Maternity Allowance for 39 weeks if one of the following applies:

â—Ź   you’re employed

â—Ź   you’re self-employed and pay Class 2 National Insurance (including voluntary National Insurance)

â—Ź   you’ve recently stopped working

You may still qualify even if you’ve recently stopped working. It doesn’t matter if you had different jobs, or periods when you were unemployed.

Maternity Allowance for 14 weeks

You might get Maternity Allowance for 14 weeks if for at least 26 weeks in the 66 weeks before your baby is due:

â—Ź   you were married or in a civil partnership

â—Ź   you were not employed or self-employed

â—Ź   you took part in the business of your self-employed spouse or civil partner

How to claim

You’ll need an MA1 claim form, available online. You can print this and fill it in, or fill it in online. You also need to provide a payslip or a Certificate of Small Earnings Exemption as proof of your income, and proof of the baby’s due date, such as a doctor’s letter.

You should get a decision on your claim within 24 working days.

You should report any changes to your circumstances, for example, if you go back to work, to your local Jobcentre Plus as they can affect how much allowance you get.

Questions 23-27

Complete the sentences below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the text for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 23-27 on your answer sheet.

23.   The maximum amount of money a woman can get each week is £……………… .

24.   Being ………………. for a time does not necessarily mean that a woman will not be eligible for Maternity Allowance.

25.   In order to claim, a woman must send a ………………. or a Small Earnings Exemption Certificate as evidence of her income.

26.   In order to claim, a woman may need to provide a ……………….. as evidence of the due date.

27.   Payment may be affected by differences in someone’s ………………… , such as a return to work, and the local Jobcentre Plus must be informed.

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23   140.98

24   unemployed

25   payslip

26   doctor’s letter

27   circumstances

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