只要预产期前66週的期间有工作有报税(最少26週),即便已经辞职在家养胎,一样可以自己申请maternity allowance
You must also have been:
~employed or self-employed for at least 26 weeks in the 66 weeks before the week your baby is due
~earning at least £30 a week over any 13-week period
You may still qualify if you’ve recently stopped working. It doesn’t matter if you had different jobs or periods of unemployment.
详情 https://www.gov.uk/maternity-allowance/eligibility
自己查查,不要听说