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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…

FCDO travel advice for Angola. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 10 December 2025

• Warnings and insurance

  Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…

• Entry requirements

  This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

• Safety and security

  This guide also has safety advice for regions of Angola. Terrorism There…

• Regional risks

  This section has safety advice for regions of Angola. It only covers…

• Health

  Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

• Getting help

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

Get help and extra support when dealing with HMRC if you have additional needs - for example you have a disability or health condition, if English is not your first language or if you’re experiencing domestic abuse or financial hardship.

• Help you can get

  You can get extra support if your health condition or personal…

• If you cannot use a telephone and need a different way to contact HMRC

  There are other ways to contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) than by…

• If you need information in a different format

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) information is available in accessible…

• If you need help filling in forms

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can help you with filling in forms. You…

• If you need more time because of your circumstances

  In certain circumstances, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can give you an…

• If you need information in another language

  You can use a friend or family member as an interpreter when you phone HM…

• If you need someone to talk to HMRC for you

  If you find it difficult to deal with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…

FCDO travel advice for Gabon. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 10 December 2025

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - support your child can get at school and how to apply for an education, health and care (EHC) plan

Latest FCDO travel advice for Qatar. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 14 April 2026

Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - training, work trials, starting your own business, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support

Information about the range of help and support available from the Further Education Commissioner, Department for Education and delivery partners.

• Updated: 19 February 2026

Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.

Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.