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Sure Start Maternity Grant is a £500 payment to help with the costs of a new baby: what you'll get, eligibility and how to apply (claim form SF100).

• Overview

  You could get a one-off payment of £500 to help towards the costs of…

• What you'll get

  A Sure Start Maternity Grant is £500 and you do not have to pay it back.…

• Eligibility

  Usually, to get a Sure Start Maternity Grant you must have no other…

• How to claim

  You can claim from 11 weeks before the week your baby is due. The latest…

Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents

Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1

• Overview

  Maternity Allowance is a payment you can get when you take time off to…

• Eligibility

  You can get Maternity Allowance for up to 39 weeks if you’ve been either:…

• What you'll get

  Use the maternity entitlement calculator to work out how much you could…

• How to claim

  You can apply for Maternity Allowance once you’ve been pregnant for 26…

• Report a change of circumstances

  You need to report changes in your circumstances that happen while you’re…

Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help

Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.

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 spli…