If you are self-employed you are not able to take maternity leave but you can still claim Maternity Allowance for up to 39 weeks (see below) in order to be able to take time off work when you have a baby.
For Self-Employed/Voluntary Members
Maternity Allowance is usually paid to you if you do not qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay. The amount you can get depends on your eligibility.
What documents will I need to claim Maternity Allowance? You must give your national insurance number and may be asked to provide proof of identity, for example, a driving licence or birth certificate. ... If you claim Maternity Allowance after your baby is born, you should provide the birth certificate.
Divide the total monthly salary credit by 180 days to get the average daily salary credit. This is equivalent to the daily maternity allowance. Multiply the daily maternity allowance by 60 (for normal delivery or miscarriage) or 78 days (for caesarean section delivery) to get the total amount of maternity benefit.
The maternity benefit is offered only to female SSS members. A member is qualified to avail of this benefit if: She has paid at least three monthly contributions within the 12-month period immediately preceding the semester of her childbirth or miscarriage.
“Contribution payments of employers for the said applicable periods would not incur penalties if paid within the deadline,” the SSS said. As for the SSS's self-employed, voluntary and non-working spouse members, they can still pay their contributions due for the months of January to September.
Sure Start Maternity Grant
If you are not entitled to receive Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), you may qualify for Maternity Allowance (MA). ... you have changed jobs during pregnancy so have not met the qualifying period for SMP; or. you do not earn enough to qualify for SMP; or. you are unemployed or self-employed during your pregnancy.
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