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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.
You can usually get Maternity Allowance if you've been employed or self-employed for 26 weeks in the 66 weeks before your due date. The rules about Maternity Allowance can be complicated. The best ways to check what you can get are to use the calculator on GOV. UK or contact your nearest Citizens Advice for help.
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Hide this message. Home Benefits Benefits and financial support for families. Maternity Allowance. MA can be paid for up to 39 weeks.
If you are not employed or self-employed but you take part in the business of your self-employed spouse or civil partner you may be able to get MA for 14 weeks. The amount you get depends on your eligibility. You have to satisfy these rules in a test period. The test period is the period of 66 weeks up to and including the week before the week your baby is due your expected week of childbirth. For more on how to calculate your test period, see our article on Calculating maternity pay.
The 26 weeks do not have to be in a row and it does not matter how much you earn. You do not have to be physically at work to be employed or self-employed; you might be off work sick or have been on Statutory Maternity Leave for an earlier pregnancy, for example.
If you are self-employed, you must be registered with HMRC. 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.
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