mayerling
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Pandora, thanks for all your help in the JBP thread. I thought I should start a new thread asking you for UK-specific things so as not to tire and bore all the ladies over at JBP.
My first question - and I'm sure there will be more to come - has to do with pay after the birth. So I'm basically considered self-employed and have had this status for over a year now. I pay NI and did so back when I was in full-time employment as well. So from what I've read I'm entitled to maternity allowance of £123-something per week for 26 weeks. Is that true? Have you come across this during your political work? Anyway, so I wonder how I can claim for this. Is it at a Job centre? Is it before the baby is due? After the baby is due? Also, do you know how the payment happens? Do they transfer money to my account every week? Do I have to go to the job centre to collect a cheque?
I'm also considering going home to actually have the baby - though this might not be possible as there is a chance I might be in full-time employment by then - but if I do, would this affect my right to get MA? It would only be for a few weeks. But do they check or care if I had the baby here? Or do they check that I'm in the country before they release the allowance? I'm not sure why this would matter as I'm a taxpayer and NI contributor in the UK and my permanent residence is in the UK, but I would like your opinion on this.
I guess this is it for now. Thanks!![Smile4 =) =)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
My first question - and I'm sure there will be more to come - has to do with pay after the birth. So I'm basically considered self-employed and have had this status for over a year now. I pay NI and did so back when I was in full-time employment as well. So from what I've read I'm entitled to maternity allowance of £123-something per week for 26 weeks. Is that true? Have you come across this during your political work? Anyway, so I wonder how I can claim for this. Is it at a Job centre? Is it before the baby is due? After the baby is due? Also, do you know how the payment happens? Do they transfer money to my account every week? Do I have to go to the job centre to collect a cheque?
I'm also considering going home to actually have the baby - though this might not be possible as there is a chance I might be in full-time employment by then - but if I do, would this affect my right to get MA? It would only be for a few weeks. But do they check or care if I had the baby here? Or do they check that I'm in the country before they release the allowance? I'm not sure why this would matter as I'm a taxpayer and NI contributor in the UK and my permanent residence is in the UK, but I would like your opinion on this.
I guess this is it for now. Thanks!