Maternity Benefit
1948-03 1948 1940s 8 pages IMPORTANT The information given in this leaflet is based on draft Regulations which have been submitted to and published by the National Insurance Advisory Committee but still require to be laid before Parliament. Until that action has been completed the information must b...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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[London] : H. M. Stationery Office
March 1948
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/F23AF2C5-D513-47C1-A2B7-D7A36EB76427 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/ECEB1826-B295-4110-A4EB-BE43A6B743A8 |
| Summary: | 1948-03
1948
1940s
8 pages
IMPORTANT The information given in this leaflet is based on draft Regulations which have been submitted to and published by the National Insurance Advisory Committee but still require to be laid before Parliament. Until that action has been completed the information must be regarded as provisional and subject to alteration. This leaflet explains the more important conditions under which Maternity Benefit may be paid to a woman for a confinement on or after 5th July, 1948. 1. What is Maternity Benefit? Maternity Benefit consists of:— (1) MATERNITY GRANT — a lump sum of £4 for each child born. This is intended to help with general expenses of the confinement, buying clothes for the baby, etc. (2) ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE — 20s. a week for the four weeks immediately following a confinement. This is intended to help pay for extra domestic assistance for the mother after her confinement. (3) MATERNITY ALLOWANCE — 36s. a week paid normally for thirteen weeks beginning six weeks before confinement. This is a special benefit for women who ordinarily work for wages or on their own account. It is intended to make it easier for them, in the interests of themselves and their babies, to give up work in good time before confinement and not to return to work too soon afterwards. Maternity Grant and Attendance Allowance may be claimed either on your own or on your husband's insurance but not on both for the same confinement. If you are normally in paid employment or work on your own account you may qualify for Maternity Allowance as well as Maternity Grant but in that event you will not also be entitled to the Attendance Allowance. The grant and the allowances are payable anywhere in Great Britain or Northern Ireland. In certain circumstances (see paragraph 17) payment may also be made if you are outside Great Britain or Northern Ireland. 2
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