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You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
You and your partner may be able to get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and…
To be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared…
You can share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay between…
You can only start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay…
You can book up to 3 separate blocks of Shared Parental Leave (SPL)…
To get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) you must:…
Includes help when having a baby or adopting, child benefit and tax credits, support for childcare
Parents' Learning Allowance for full-time students with children - funding, apply, eligibility.
You may be eligible for help with your learning costs if you’re a…
Depending on your household income, in the 2024 to 2025 academic year you…
You’re eligible for Parents’ Learning Allowance if all of the following…
You can apply for the Parents’ Learning Allowance when you apply for…
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
Your employee can take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) if they're eligible and they or their partner ends their maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL, splitting blocks of leave and record keeping
Guardian's Allowance help if you're looking after a child who is not your own - rates, eligibility, how to claim, appeal a decision.
Find out about the different rules that apply to employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers when deciding entitlement to Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay.
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
Statistics from DWP relating to take-up of the In Work Credit (IWC), a financial incentive available to lone parents moving into work.
Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - work trials, programmes and clubs, New Enterprise Allowance, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
Employer guide to Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, non-payment form, recover statutory pay
This guidance explains how to pay child maintenance using Collect & Pay arrangements and what happens if you do not make a payment.
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
If you're on a low income or out of work, Universal Credit supports you to find a job or increase the hours you work.
Reclaim Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental Bereavement Pay and Shared Parental Pay, find out about Small Employers’ Relief and get help if you cannot afford payments.
Working Tax Credit - how much money you get, hours you need to work, eligibility, claim, tax credits when you stop work or go on leave
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
Guidance on finding work, claiming benefits, managing debts and pensions if you’re being made redundant.
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