Maternity Benefits Guide - Hampshire County Council

11.10 Employees with more than one employment with
HCC
If you have more than one employment with HCC, either
in a department or in a school, the way that your
maternity pay and national insurance contributions are
calculated may differ. If you are in this situation you
should contact your HR caseworker for further
information on your specific circumstances.
11.11 Entitlement to state benefits
During pregnancy and for a year after the birth of your
baby, you are entitled to free NHS prescriptions and
dental care. You will also receive Child Benefit after your
baby is born. You can obtain further information from
the Department of Health or the Department for Work
and Pensions respectively.
Maternity allowance
If you are not entitled to SMP or OMP you may be entitled
to “Maternity Allowance”. If this is the case, you should
contact the Department for Work and Pensions or your
local Jobcentre Plus office for further information. If you
are entitled to maternity allowance you are obliged to
claim it and inform your line manager and your HR
caseworker of your entitlement.
Additional financial support
If you are part of a low income family you may be able to
gain additional financial support through Housing
Benefit, Council Tax Benefit or Tax Credits. Further
information is available from the Department for Work
and Pensions.
11.12 Entitlement in the event of miscarriage or stillbirth
Before the end of the 24 th week of pregnancy:
If you have a miscarriage before the end of the 24th week
of your pregnancy (i.e. before the beginning of the 16 th
week before the EWC) or your baby is stillborn before
that date, you are not entitled to maternity benefits but
will be entitled to statutory sick pay and payments in
accordance with your occupational sick pay scheme. You
should obtain a certificate from your GP to cover any
sickness absence.
After the end of the 24th
week of pregnancy:
If you have a stillbirth after the end of the 24th week of
your pregnancy (i.e. at or beyond the beginning of the
16 th week before the EWC) you are entitled to receive the
full maternity benefits that you would have been entitled
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