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 '''NOTE:'''	The 2017 Budget Plan proposes to allow parental benefits claimants to extend the period of time they receive benefits to 18 months, up from 12 months. However, if claimants choose to opt to extend the period of time they receive benefits, the benefit amount will be at a lower rate of 33% of average weekly earnings.
-=== 1. Availability of Regular Benefits on Termination of Maternity or Parental Benefits ===
-A maternity/parental pregnancy claimant may be entitled to regular benefits when her maternity benefits terminate, but she must be “capable of and available for work and unable to find suitable employment” in the same way as any other regular claimant.  For example, she must prove that she has set up childcare arrangements so that she will be able to work immediately if a job is offered to her.
-The claimant would also need to show that she is unable to return to her previous job because of a lack of positions, or that her previous job was unsuitable for her in her current conditions (i.e., a nursing mother being exposed to toxic fumes or other similar health hazards).
 == H. Provisions for Low Income Families ==