maternity benefit

British  

noun

1. (in the British National Insurance scheme) a payment ( maternity allowance ) made to a pregnant woman who usually works but does not qualify for statutory maternity pay, normally from 11 weeks before confinement for a period of 18 weeks; there is also a flat-rate benefit ( maternity grant ) for those on low incomes

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Example Sentences

Under his policy, the average weekly maternity benefit, per his campaign, would be roughly $300 for up to six weeks — enough to replace Warren’s lost wages.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2017

We have come to the conclusion that the maternity benefit provided by the National Health Insurance Act is not at present being administered to the best possible advantage.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the girls, who are 17 and up, become pregnant while on active duty, they get two months' leave and a maternity benefit of $2.25.

From Time Magazine Archive

We frankly admit that as things now stand—apart from the possibility of the maternity benefit being made to help her—midwifery is financially but a poor profession.

From Women Workers in Seven Professions by Morley, Edith J.

It may be replied that maternity benefit measures aim merely to aid mothers more adequately to fulfil their biological and social functions.

From The Pivot of Civilization by Sanger, Margaret