Basically as the title, I was very very ill when pregnant but self employed. I never got round to claiming the SMP but I want to know if this can be paid after maternity has finished? I'm now chronically sick because of massive failings in the NHS when I was pregnant and we are having to pay for that privately? I don't get any child benefit does anyone know if I am entitled to this? I've started a new business with my husband and I am employed by it and earn £671 a month from it and receive dividends too. He has another business who employs him and pays him a wage and also dividends. We are about a 85k household plus I think? Maybe a bit more or less.
Because I am now employed does this affect my right to claim SMP retrospectively? I was not employed when pregnant I was self employed and I did not do the paper work at the time as I was so sick. Thank you