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  • Check if you can get Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance

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

  • Maternity Allowance

    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…

  • Maternity pay and leave

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

    • Overview

      When you take time off to have a baby you might be eligible for: Statutory…

    • Leave

      Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. It’s made up of: Ordinary Maternity…

    • Pay

      Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get: 90% of…

    • Eligibility

      Statutory Maternity Leave You qualify for Statutory Maternity Leave if:…

    • How to claim

      Statutory Maternity Leave At least 15 weeks before your due date, tell…

    • Extra help

      Maternity benefits Use a benefits calculator to see what help you can get…

  • Register a birth

    Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates

  • Paternity pay and leave

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

  • Shared Parental Leave and Pay

    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…

  • Unpaid parental leave

    Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods

  • Pregnant employees' rights

    Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.

  • Employee rights when taking maternity and other types of parental 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

  • Register a birth abroad

    Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.

  • Correct a birth registration

    Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like

  • Adding a father's name to a birth certificate

    Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office

  • Statutory declaration of acknowledgement of parentage form

    Complete this form to register a child's birth if both parents can't go in person to the register office

    • From: Home Office
  • Register a stillbirth

    Where and how to register a stillbirth, who can register it, financial support you may be able to get and support organisations

  • Application form to remove the wrong father's details from a birth registration

    Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.

    • From: HM Passport Office