5 articles tagged with Maternity Pay.
The Sure Start Maternity Grant pays £500 to eligible first-time parents on qualifying benefits in 2026/27. Who qualifies, the claim window, and why most families never apply for it.
Complete guide to Statutory Shared Parental Pay 2026/27: £184.03/week rate, eligibility tests, curtailing SMP, notice periods, continuous vs discontinuous blocks and take-home pay.
From SMP and Maternity Allowance to Child Benefit, Tax-Free Childcare and HICBC -- the complete financial checklist when you have a baby in the UK in 2026.
How much Statutory Maternity Pay you get in 2026/27: 90% of pay for 6 weeks, then £194.32 a week for 33 weeks, eligibility, tax, and how to work out your total.
How UK maternity pay works in 2025/26 — Statutory Maternity Pay £187.18/week, Maternity Allowance, occupational top-ups, the 39-week structure, plus tax and NI treatment with worked examples.
