A Free Guide To Maternity Allowance
What is Maternity Allowance?
Pregnant women or have recently given birth to a baby in the UK are liable to get a weekly payment know as Maternity Allowance. The Maternity Allowance is applies to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There are no specific age rules to claim Maternity Allowance and it is not taxable. The allowance is administered by Jobcentre Plus in the UK.
How much Maternity Allowance will I get?
The Maternity Allowance is amount declares is £148.68 per week or 90% of your average gross weekly earnings (before tax), whichever is the lesser amount.
If you have regularly paid enough of the national insurance contributions to the government then you are eligible to get the full amount of Maternity Allowance.
The Maternity allowance rates may get reduced rates if you have not paid enough national insurance contributions to HMRC.
The Maternity Allowance is paid to the pregnant women or the women who have recently given birth for a time period of 39 weeks.
If a pregnant Woman is supported by spouse or civil partner's self-employed. She will get the Maternity Allowance at the lower rate of £27 per week for 14 weeks.