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Free prescriptions and NHS dental treatment. What is it? In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, you qualify for free prescriptions at all times whether or not you're pregnant. Who gets it? All women who are pregnant or who gave birth less than a year ago.
How to claim. Fill out the Maternity Exemption form FW8 — available from your doctor or midwife. Find out more in our guide Free prescriptions and NHS dental care in pregnancy. Back to top. Paid time off for antenatal care. This time off is as well as your annual leave. Antenatal care includes: medical and midwife appointments doctor-recommended appointments — for example, relaxation or parenting classes. Your time off should include travel time to and from each appointment.
Employed pregnant women. It might be a good idea to go during quiet times at work, or outside working hours if you can. UK website In Northern Ireland, on the nidirect website. Want to feel more in control of your finances? Statutory Maternity Leave and Pay. What is Statutory Maternity Leave and Pay? How much is Statutory Maternity Pay? You get Statutory Maternity Pay for 39 weeks of your week maternity leave.
Statutory Maternity Leave. Statutory Maternity Pay. The first six weeks. The next 33 weeks. The next 13 weeks if taken. Table scroll. Find out more in our guide Maternity leave and pay. Maternity Allowance. What is Maternity Allowance? How much is Maternity Allowance? The amount you get is based on how much you earn. UK website If you live in Northern Ireland, call for a form or download one from the nidirect website. Find out more in our guide Maternity Allowance. To register please select your Citizen's Advice Bureau from the list below and enter your work email address which normally ends.
Back to A-Z Help pages index Pregnancy overview Effect of pregnancy on your Universal Credit and work-related requirements If you are pregnant you must report this by contacting Universal Credit when your pregnancy reaches 20 weeks. Confirming the pregnancy You must provide evidence of the pregnancy and the due date by providing a MATB1 from your GP, hospital or midwife.
Work-related requirements If you provide a MATB1 you will be in the no work-related requirements group for the 11 weeks up to your due date, and 15 weeks afterwards. Reporting when the child is born You must phone Universal Credit to report the birth of your child.
A change in your pregnancy You must phone Universal Credit to report any changes in your pregnancy, for example: the development of a health condition related to a pregnancy premature birth stillbirth miscarriage termination of pregnancy changes to work and earnings due to pregnancy for example, a reduction in your working hours This is not a complete list. All changes in your pregnancy must be reported within 1 month.
Changes to your work and earnings If your hours reduce, your Claimant Commitment will be reviewed. Why is it asked? So that you are placed in the correct conditionality group during and after your pregnancy. What you should do if you experience a stillbirth, miscarriage or termination of pregnancy and how your Universal Credit may be affected If you have already provided a MATB1 and have a stillbirth, miscarriage or termination of pregnancy you will need to tell Universal Credit.
Stillbirth If you have a stillbirth you will be in the no work-related requirements group for 15 weeks following the date of birth. After 15 weeks your Claimant Commitment may need to be reviewed with your Adviser.
Miscarriage If you have a miscarriage your Claimant Commitment may need to be reviewed with your Adviser. Termination of pregnancy If you have, or plan to have, a termination your Claimant Commitment may need to be reviewed with your Adviser. Register Login. UK , the Jobcentre Plus claim line or from any antenatal clinic.
ESA depends upon the payment of National Insurance contributions in the relevant tax years. To make a claim for SSMG , parents must provide evidence that they have received advice from a health professional on appropriate health topics.
These will include matters such as:. The precise nature of the advice provided is at your discretion but it must comply with current best clinical practice in maternal and child health care. To help us improve GOV. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Cookies on GOV. UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies.
Agency workers who have completed 12 weeks in the same placement are entitled to be offered suitable alternative work if you cannot continue in a placement for health and safety reasons. If there is no suitable alternative work, your agency must suspend you on full pay for the remainder of your original placement or for as long as you would have been likely to have continued in the placement.
For more information, see Health and safety during pregnancy and return to work. There is some legal protection under health and safety, flexible work and discrimination laws for breastfeeding mothers at work. For more information, see Continuing to breastfeed when you return to work. It is against the law for your employer to treat you unfairly, dismiss you or select you for redundancy for any reason connected with pregnancy, childbirth or maternity leave, see: Pregnancy Discrimination and Discrimination during maternity leave and return to work.
You will need to have worked for your employer for two years to claim ordinary unfair dismissal but you can claim discrimination and automatic unfair dismissal on the grounds of pregnancy and maternity leave from day one of your employment. If you are dismissed while you are pregnant or during your maternity leave, you are entitled to written reasons for your dismissal.
You must make a claim in an employment tribunal within three months, less one day, from the date of the act you are complaining about. For more information, see: Dealing with problems at work. If your job is at risk of redundancy during maternity leave you have the right to be offered a suitable alternative vacancy if one exists before it is offered to any other employees.
This special protection is provided by Reg. You do not have to go for interview or assessment procedures if you are on maternity leave and there is a suitable alternative vacancy.
For more information, see: Redundancy during pregnancy, maternity and parental leave. For more information, see: Time off for Working Parents. Fathers or partners also have the right to take shared parental leave if the mother ends her maternity leave early and both parents meet the qualifying conditions. For more information, see: Shared Parental Leave and Pay.
Parents are also entitled to unpaid emergency leave to care for a dependant who falls ill, gives birth or is injured. The leave can also be used if there is a sudden problem with arrangements for care of the dependant e. For more information on these rights, see: Time off for Working Parents. You are protected against unfair dismissal and discrimination if you are off sick during pregnancy. Any pregnancy-related sickness absence must be recorded separately and should not be included in your total sickness absence for disciplinary or redundancy purposes.
For more information see: Sickness during pregnancy and maternity leave. All pregnant women and new mothers are entitled to free prescriptions and free NHS dental care. If you are unemployed, on a low income or your income falls during maternity or parental leave, you may be able to claim Universal Credit.
Eligibility for Universal Credit depends on your household income, your housing costs and number of children. You can get further help with a Universal Credit claim from the Citizens Advice free Help to claim service: England: , Wales: , Scotland: For more information about benefits for families, see: Money for Parents and Babies. This information sheet was written in January It is very important to get up-to-date advice as law and guidance changes.
This guide is for information purposes only and should not be treated as legal advice. You are strongly advised to get personal legal advice about the individual circumstances of your case. For information on maternity and parental rights at work and benefits, see: www. For advice on employment rights or for Early Conciliation if you are thinking of making a tribunal claim. For information about your rights see: www.
You can get help with Universal Credit claims through the free national Help to Claim service: England: , Wales: , Scotland: If you are eligible for legal aid you can get free legal advice on 4 offers translation service. To check your eligibility see www. Help and advice on discrimination and human rights www.
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To make new telephone benefit claims or request claim forms, including Maternity Allowance and Sure Start Maternity Grant: Mon — Fri 8am — 6pm. Universal Credit helpline — for new claims and existing online claims: Mon — Fri 8am — 6pm. For help with claiming Universal Credit see: www. To find out if there is a Law Centre in your area telephone or see: www. Online benefits calculator and grant search www.
Pregnancy Discrimination. Time off for antenatal care. Health and safety during pregnancy and return to work. Resigning from your job during pregnancy and maternity leave.
Changing jobs or more than one job. Pregnant during maternity leave when you are expecting again. Premature births — rights to maternity leave and pay. Miscarriage stillbirth and neonatal death — rights to time off and pay. Maternity Pay Questions. Money for Parents and Babies. Rights during maternity leave and return to work.
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