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Your Neonatal Care Leave and Statutory Neonatal Care Pay: what you can get, eligibility, how to claim and how to cancel.

• Overview

  You and your partner may be able to get paid time off work if your newborn…

• What you can get

  You may be entitled to Neonatal Care Leave, Statutory Neonatal Care Pay,…

• Check if you're eligible

  You may be able to get up to 12 weeks’ Neonatal Care Pay and Leave if:…

• How to claim

  You claim Neonatal Care Pay and Leave through your employer. You must take…

• Cancelling your leave or pay

  You may be able to cancel your Neonatal Care Leave or Statutory Neonatal…

Use this if your payroll software or the GOV.UK calculator does not calculate your employee’s payments.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

• Updated: 3 February 2025

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

Employer guide to Statutory Neonatal Care Pay and Leave: eligibility, notice period, record keeping, getting help.

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wright on 5 June 2025.

• Updated: 11 July 2025

How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.

Child Benefit payments if your child goes into hospital or care - when payments stop, reporting the change

Why children are sent to custody, what it's like, visiting, advice and support

How to open a Junior ISA for your child - including managing and adding money to an account.