IF you’re a new self-employed mum (or soon-to-be mum) – you could be entitled to up to £149 a week in maternity allowance. The benefit is designed to help out mothers who either work fo…
IF you're a new self-employed mum - you could be entitled to up to £149 a week in maternity allowance.
You can start claiming from the 26th week of your pregnancy, but the earliest you'll start receiving payments is 11 weeks before your due date.People who get maternity allowance also get Class 1 national insurance credits - which can help you build up your state pension - so it's worth claiming even if you don't get the full amount.You need to have been self-employed for at least 26 weeks in the 66 weeks before your due date.
But if you want to boost your maternity allowance you can make additional national insurance contributions.How to qualify - workingEven if your employer doesn't have its own package, it still has to offer Statutory Maternity Pay to qualifying staff.STATUTORY maternity pay is for employees. It is paid for up to 39 weeks and you get:£148.68 or 90 per cent of your average weekly earnings for the next 33 weeks.
If you're not employed but your partner is self-employed and you help out around the business you might get a limited allowance too.Regardless of whether you're self employed, working for an employer or recently out of work - the application process is the same.from GOV.UK, print it and post it to the address on the form.
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