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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.
It is 26 weeks before you go off for maternity leave. The statutory rights are that you only get paid for 39 weeks, 6 weeks of that is at 90% of your normal wages and the remaining 33 weeks is statutory maternity pay which is set by the govt which was Â£112 last year.t is 26 weeks before you go off for maternity leave. The statutory rights are that you only get paid for 39 weeks, 6 weeks of that is at 90% of your normal wages and the remaining 33 weeks is statutory maternity pay which is set by the govt which was Â£112 last year.