Student Nurse and Pregnant. Benefits help??

mon1o

Hi all! This could be a complicated post so forgive me if none of it makes sense. Ok. Im currently 18 weeks pregnant and trying to work out what benefits i am entitled to. There are some points to mention. The first is that i am a student nurse and get a bursury of £498 per month which will continue when i take 6 months out from my course. The second thing is that i work for an agency on an 'as and when' basis to earn some extra cash. The third thing is i also have a small business but have always paid class 2 NI contributions since March of this year (i have never claimed for small earning certificate).

So due to the fact that i wont be able to work for the agency, can i claim MA? I have worked for 13 weeks in the test period already plus i wont be able to work as self employed so will my NI contributions be taken into account despite me earning less than the £30 per week?

Also, i receive £545.34 per year family element from tax credits (i also receive money from them for childcare) will i be able to get the SSMG based on this?

Thanks in advance,
Monica