Guidance

Tell an employee that they're not eligible for Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (NEO1)

Use the online form to tell an employee that they’re not eligible for Statutory Neonatal Care Pay.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Before you start

Check the eligibility criteria for Statutory Neonatal Care Pay.

What you’ll need

You’ll need the:

  • details of the company
  • details of the person responsible for dealing with the employee’s claim
  • employee’s details, including their National Insurance number and address
  • start date for the period that the employee is not eligible for Statutory Neonatal Care Pay, and the end date (if there is one)

Tell an employee

Get all of the information together before you start. You’ll fill this form in online and you cannot save your progress.

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Updates to this page

Published 6 April 2025
Last updated 7 July 2025 show all updates
  1. Section heading 'What you'll need' has been added and section heading 'Check if your employee is eligible' has been removed to clarify that you should check the eligibility criteria, and what information you'll need before filling in the online form.

  2. Added translation.

  3. Added advice to get all your information together before you start because you will fill this form in online and you cannot save your progress.

  4. First published.

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