NI17A - A guide to Maternity Benefits
Maternity Allowance (MA)
NI credits while you are getting MA
You will normally be entitled to NI contribution credits for each complete week in which you receive MA to maintain your NI record and assist you in any future claim to other benefits. These are added to your NI record automatically. You do not have to apply for them. A week for NI credits means Sunday through to the following Saturday.
If you are a married woman paying reduced rate NI contributions you will not be able to get NI credits.
Extra help through tax credits
There are two tax credits:
- Child Tax Credit, for families with children; and
- Working Tax Credit, to help working people on low incomes.
Read more about tax credits on GOV.UK
- Tax credits (GOV.UK)
