14 February 2021 to 20 February 2021, Your Test Period is (columns 2 and 3): And can be paid every two weeks or, every four weeks in arrears. Also, when I'm trying to fill in the Maternity Allowance form it asks me to use the test table for key dates but the test period tables I can find only go up to the end of December and I am due January. The lower rate is paid if you help with your spouse's or civil partner's self-employment. You’ve accepted all cookies. As the test period is 66 weeks before the week your next baby is due you may be able to use earnings from before your maternity leave or weeks in which you were receiving Statutory Maternity Pay. Share this page 3. It can be any 13 weeks in your 66 week test period. I called them up about this as I was a student nurse and then got my job in January, they said you can send any 13 payslips in the 66 week test period, the woman said to me send the ones where you've earnt the most money. The earliest that you can start your maternity leave period is 11 weeks before your baby is due. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk. I am trying to work out how much maternity allowance im entitled too, ive worked full time since my test period the only reason i couldnt get it off my employer was because i hadnt being at the work place long enough! "You may be eligible if you've been employed and/or self-employed for at least 26 weeks in your 'test period' (66 weeks up to and including the week before the week your baby is due). The Maternity Allowance Calculator shows what your monthly income will be while on maternity leave. However, this has huge financial implications in terms of Maternity Allowance. Your period of maternity pay will continue during the school holidays. Test Period. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. Joined: May 1, 2012 Messages: 2 Likes Received: 0. hi ladies, I am 31+4 and applied for mat allowance a few weeks ago, apparently i only worked 23 weeks out of my test period, so it got declined, so i decided to register as self employed, on 25th april 2012, (my test … You should send in payslips with your highest earnings, not weeks in which you were paid Statutory Sick Pay or your pay was lower than normal. If you wish to report a problem with a road or street you can do so online in this section. Date published: 1 November 2020. Maternity Allowance form MA1 guidance notes and test. Use this form to claim Maternity Allowance. When the reduced maternity uniform allowance has been paid and the member subsequently qualifies for a full maternity uniform allowance within 3 years of the reduced payment, the member will receive only the difference between the … When I do the online benefits calculator it says I'm entitled to Ma because I have worked 26 Weeks up to my 15th week of pregnancy but am not entitled to Smp. If you have a question about a government service or policy, you should contact the relevant government organisation directly as we don’t have access to information about you held by government departments. The lower rate of Maternity Allowance is £27 per week for 14 weeks. We use cookies to collect information about how you use GOV.UK. 2. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. [CDATA[//>