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Maternity Allowance and NI contributions
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MA is worked out by NI contributions afaik. You need a certain amount of contributions to be eligible I think but I couldn't say how many.
If the average over the test period is only £30 then logically NI contributions cannot be taken into account.
Unless I missing something, which could be quite possible
:heartpuls baby no3 due 16th November :heartpulsTEAM YELLOWDFD 16/6/10"Shut your gob! Or I'll come round your houses and stamp on all your toys" The ONE, the ONLY, the LEGENDARY Gene Hunt :heart2:0 -
Good point on average being so low
Not thought about that. I can;t see anywhere on the DWP site that mentions about NI contributions. For example, on the incapacity benefit page it dopes explicitly say you must have been: "paying National Insurance Contributions" - so I'm still as confused as ever! Total Debt as of January 2010: £61,234 :mad:
Debt Free Day: A long way off!! :j
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MA is also a non tax and NIable benefit which would also logically imply that your contributions are not a factor.
However, not sure you can put benefit and logic in the same sentence
:heartpuls baby no3 due 16th November :heartpulsTEAM YELLOWDFD 16/6/10"Shut your gob! Or I'll come round your houses and stamp on all your toys" The ONE, the ONLY, the LEGENDARY Gene Hunt :heart2:0 -
Very true TT :rolleyes:
I guess we will only know for sure if we can speak to someone - roll on Monday (I guess they don't work weekends!)Total Debt as of January 2010: £61,234 :mad:
Debt Free Day: A long way off!! :j
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If the average over the test period is only £30 then logically NI contributions cannot be taken into account.
Unless I missing something, which could be quite possible
Is it only £30.00 I thought it was much higher.MSE PARENT CLUB MEMBER.ds1 nov 1997ds2 nov 2007:jFirst DDFirst DD born in june:beer:.0 -
Is it only £30.00 I thought it was much higher.
it is for SMP (its the LEL) but not for MA (see quote from direct.gov above):heartpuls baby no3 due 16th November :heartpulsTEAM YELLOWDFD 16/6/10"Shut your gob! Or I'll come round your houses and stamp on all your toys" The ONE, the ONLY, the LEGENDARY Gene Hunt :heart2:0 -
NI contributions are not taken into account for MA. Ive never paid NI as never earnt enough and ive been paid 39 weeks of MA :0)0
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Thats good to know sassygirl - thanks Total Debt as of January 2010: £61,234 :mad:
Debt Free Day: A long way off!! :j
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good news for allthe truth is out there ... on these pages !!
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