Maternity allowance - pls help!

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Will I qualify for the £151 per week maternity allowance?
I did the GOV calculator and it says I am eligible for 39 weeks pay but didn't say how much. I know it's either £151 or £27.. huge different!!
My partner is self employed. Does that effect anything?

Any advice much appreciated. X

Depends. Are you employed or self employed. Why don't you qualify for SMP?

www.gov.uk/maternity-allowance/eligibility

@dementedpixie I am employed but I start next week. So won't have been there long enough x

If the below applies;

In the 66 weeks before your baby’s due, you must also have been:

• employed or self-employed for at least 26 weeks
• earning (or classed as earning) £30 a week or more in at least 13 weeks - the weeks do not have to be together

Then you would qualify for MA

It would be £151.20 a week or 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is less) for 39 weeks

@dementedpixie thanks so much x

To add to previous pp, chose the 13 weeks where you were paid the most. On a side note, after havong worked all those years, paid taxes etc...even the 151 per week is incredibly low. I couldn't qualify for Smp as my previous employer lost the contract I was working on, and I transfered over to a new company... Anyway, best wishes