Maternity allowance.

This is an eighteen week tax-free payment made to pregnant women who have been working recently or who have stopped work to have a child. Women are eligible so long as they earn at least £30 per week on average. The amount the woman receives increases if she has an adult dependant. Self-employed women may also be eligible for maternity allowance. If they have paid national insurance contributions they will get the same rate of maternity allowance as employees.

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