MATERNITY BENEFIT
Maternity Benefit is a grant of £30 paid to a woman for every child born to her. If she is confined of twins or a greater number of children she will be paid £30 for each child.
The maternity grant may be paid on either the mother's own insurance or her husband's, but not on both.
17. WHAT ARE THE CONTRIBUTION CONDITIONS?
There are two contribution conditions:
Either the mother or the husband must:
FIRST:
have paid at least 52 contributions between becoming insured and the date of the confinement;
SECOND: have paid or been credited with at least 40 contributions in
the last contribution year before the year in which the confinement takes place. (A new contribution year begins on the first Monday of each calendar year).
If the second condition is not satisfied, reduced rates of benefit may be payable if at least 13 contributions were paid or credited in the appropriate contribution year.
In order to qualify for the maternity grant, if a woman is confined before twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy the child must be born alive. If she is confined after twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy she qualifies for the grant whether the child is born alive or dead.
18. HOW AND WHEN TO CLAIM MATERNITY BENEFIT
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A claim form whould be obtained from the Department of Social Security. Part I should be completed by the insured person, Part II or Part III by a doctor or midwife.
The benefit may be claimed as early as 9 weeks before the week in which the confinement is expected, but not later than 6 months after the actual confinement.
WIDOW'S BENEFIT
There are three kinds of Widow's Benefit. All are based upon the husband's contributions only. Only one kind of widow's benefit is payable at any one time.
19. WIDOW'S ALLOWANCE
The standard rate of allowance is £18.00 a week for the first 13 weeks of widowhood, with increases of £2.40 a week for each dependent child to a maximum of 4 children.
The allowance is not paid to a widow over 60 years of age whose husband had been receiving an old age pension.
20. WIDOWED MOTHER'S ALLOWANCE
A widow left with a dependent child will usually get a widowed mother's allowance when she has finished drawing her widow's allowance.
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