Anyone an expert or had maternity allowance???

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I need some help!
Not sure if I am entitled to maternity allowance or not have just scraped, I think into the barrier of working 26 out of the 66 week test period.
Also if I have an expemtion certificate for NI does thins mean I will only get £30 per week or the 90% of my average earnings..... Help!!!
Any advice about mat allowance that you got or are entitled to will help... p.s i'm a registered minder so do they take self employement from when you got your ofsted cert and could legally take children or when you physically got your first child and were paid???

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im sure theres a better site, but in rush at moment but when i got 5mins will post a link when i find it

at top of my head i dont think you get 90% of your earnings if you are not paying class2 insurance, but dont quote me on that one

Hi i have just been informed i have got the full rate of maternity allowance (£108 per week for 26 weeks), i am self employed but don't have a small earnings cert.

It was very straight forward, i just filled in the form and then DWP contact inland revenue to check you have paid 12 weeks worth of NI, also i was quite shocked i got it, because i ended up on incapacity benefit for a few months and i know i didnt have the 26 weeks in 66 weeks period as being self employed.

So they dont seem to be that strict when you are self employed, the only thing that may be a little prob as regards amounts you get is if you have the small earnings cert.If you dont have the small earnings cert, they just pay out the full rate iykwim.

HTH if you can understand my wittering on lol.