SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 Contribution Conditions for Entitlement to Benefit

Part I The Conditions

Maternity allowance

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1

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the contribution condition for a maternity allowance is—

a

that the claimant must, in respect of at least 26 weeks in the F266 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.