Not entitled to SMP since being furloughed?

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First pregnancy here (22 weeks) and a full time mature student. I also work 3/4 evenings per week on a flexible contract at a supermarket.

I am contracted to work 12 core hours per week but I come in 2 hours early for every shift (overtime) and normally do an extra overtime 6/8 hour shift every other Sunday.

I was recently called and told I could no longer work anymore due to being pregnant and the coronavirus outbreak, about two weeks into my qualifying weeks for statutory maternity pay. The company have agreed to pay my core hours whilst I'm furloughed which is great, however I was booked in to work enough overtime to qualify for SMP. Obviously, I have been unable to work the overtime since I'm not longer allowed to work and I now won't qualify for SMP.

I've put my details into the GOV calculator and if says that I may still qualify for maternity allowance, but I understand that this is conditional based on National Insurance contributions.

I usually earn between £150-£200 per week with overtime, but only £101 on just my core hours. The threshold for SMP is £120 per week.

Does anybody know how much I am entitled to and how much I need to have contributed in national insurance contributions to qualify? I'm not sure how it all works.

Thanks

MA is only based on NI contributions if you are self employed. It is based on 13 weeks of payslips if you are employed. You need to have been employed/self employed for 26 out of the 66 weeks before the birth and have earned at least £30 in 13 of those weeks. Choose the 13 weeks where you earned the most money

Can't be of much help, but have you got a union you could consult?

www.gov.uk/maternity-allowance/eligibility

Amazing, looks like I should be fine then!

Thanks so much for your help, it's been a real worry.