Maternity Pay????

[Jemima77]

Sorry I know this has been asked before but I cant find the thread anywhere!!! Said I would find out for my friend....How does it work with being a self employed childminder who pays Class 2 National Ins? Do you get the standard amount of £400 or does it depend on what your weekly/monthly pay is? Thanks in advance for your help xxxx

[PRINCESSDAISYFLOWER]

when i was on mat i recieved £117 per week for 9 months. I think it has now increased to £120 for 12 months

[Jemima77]

Did they go off your earnings as to how much they pay you? I think my friend claims she earns about £500 a month after expenses have been taken off but earns about £1k a month before expenses? xx

[moogster1a]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Expectingorbringingupchildren/DG_10018869

[Nat78]

I have just stopped recieveing it and I got £123.06, could have got it for nine months but chose to go back to work and stop payments. They ask you income on form I completed to claim it but dont think it makes a massive difference, if any to what you get.

[georgie456]

If your friend has been paying her class 2 contributions it doesn't matter what she has earnt - she will be eligible for the full maternity allowance. When I did mine I didn't have to declare any of my earning because I had paid national insurance.