Short Term: Maternity Allowance
MATERNITY ALLOWANCE
Maternity Allowance is paid to Insured Women who are on Maternity leave from work because of their pregnancy and confinement.
The Maternity Allowance is paid weekly for a maximum period of 14 weeks.
HOW TO QUALIFY
| YOU MUST |
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| 1. Be an insured woman on maternity leave |
| 2. Have 50 paid contributions |
| 3. In the period of thirty-nine consecutive contribution weeks immediately preceding the seventh week before the expected date of confinement, or in which occurs the day from which benefit is claimed, whichever is the later, not less than twenty-five contributions have been paid in respect of or credited to her of which not less than twenty have been paid |
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS |
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| 1. Make two (2) claims on the prescribed form (MB1) |
| 2. For period before confinement: The claim, signed by the insured woman, is accompanied by a medical certificate signed by a registered doctor, stating the expected date of confinement |
| 3. For period after confinement: The medical certificate section on the claim must be signed by a registered doctor or midwife who assisted in the delivery |
| 4. Submit claim, three (3) weeks after the date of confinement |
| 5. Employer must record the salary or wages (SM2/MB)of the insured woman or 39 weeks immediately before the benefit is to begin. Attach SM2 to the MB1 |
| 6. If claim is not submitted within 8 weeks before confinement and 3 weeks after confinement a good reason must be given by the insured woman |
FORM: Click to download form: MB Maternity Benefit SM2/MB Salaries Record
RATE AND PAYMENT OF BENEFIT
80% of Average Weekly
Insurable Earnings of insured woman, in 39 weeks before maternity leave commences
Payment is made in two;
one for the period before confinement and one for the period after confinement.
The minimum benefit
payable is $44.00 weekly.
If unable to return to
work due to complications arising from delivery, you may consider claiming sickness benefit immediately following maternity leave. Refer to Sickness Benefit to access the form SBI.
The maximum benefit
is $384.00 weekly.
A maximum of 14 weeks
of maternity benefit is paid; 7 weeks is paid before confinement and 7 more weeks after confinement (may be less than 7 weeks before confinement and more than 7 weeks after confinement)