•people who are going abroad (see Chapters 69 and 70);

•people in prison or detention (see Chapter 42).

•If, following a period of employment abroad, you have returned to Great Britain and you remained ordinarily resident in Great Britain while you were away, you may be able to rely on periods of employment abroad to satisfy the employment and earnings condition for maternity allowance (MA).1SS(MatA)(WA) Regs

•In some circumstances, you may be able to rely on periods you have worked in a European Economic Area country to qualify for MA (see here). This applies at least until the end of the transition period (following the UK leaving the European Union) and, for some people, after that (see here).