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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Maternity allowance


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Point in time view as at 27/10/2008.
Changes to legislation:
Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Cross Heading: Maternity allowance is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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Maternity allowanceN.I.
[3(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the contribution condition for a maternity allowance is—N.I.
(a)that the claimant must, in respect of at least 26 weeks in the [66 weeks immediately preceding] the expected week of confinement, have actually paid contributions of a relevant class; and
(b)in the case of Class 1 contributions, that they were not secondary contributions and were paid otherwise than at the reduced rate.
(2)In the case of a claimant who is or has been paid otherwise than weekly, any week—
(a)in respect of which she did not pay contributions of a relevant class; but
(b)for which her earnings were such that, had she been paid weekly, she would have been required to pay primary Class 1 contributions in respect of that week; and
(c)for which no such election as is mentioned in section 19(4)(a) above was in force in her case,
shall be treated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above as a week in respect of which she actually paid such contributions otherwise than at a reduced rate.
(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above, the amount of the claimant’s earnings for any week shall be determined in accordance with regulations.]
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