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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…

How to use an interrupted time series to evaluate your digital health product.

• Updated: 22 December 2020

Northern Region Judge J Holbrook and Member Mr N Walsh sitting on 27 January 2021

• Updated: 30 January 2021

Apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have an Innovator Founder or Innovator visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.

How HMRC deals with customers who are involved in tax avoidance, tax evasion or repeated insolvency who receive a joint and several liability notice, including how notices interact with penalties and safeguards.

• Updated: 14 October 2021

What you can do if an employee is called up for jury service, and how to sort out their pay or help them claim an allowance

You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance.

Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court

Find out what the main Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) reliefs are for land or property transactions.

• Updated: 9 July 2025

The NRRW is a UK-based study and database established to monitor the health effects of long-term, low-dose occupational exposure to ionizing radiation.

• Updated: 15 June 2026