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Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP). To qualify for SMP you must: 1  earn on average at least Â£112 a week. 2  give the correct notice. 3  give proof youâre pregnant. 4  have worked for your employer continuously for at least 26 weeks up to the âqualifying weekâ - the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth.ork out your qualifying week using the maternity pay calculator. You canât get SMP if you go into police custody during your maternity pay period. It wonât restart when youâre discharged.
Best Answer: Everyone is wrong. Maternity leave cannot begin until you are in the 11th weeks before the babies due date according to the MATB1 certificate that is given between 20-24 weeks. So basically the earliest your wife can start her paid Maternity leave is from 29 weeks pregnant.