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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…

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

• Overview

  You may be eligible for indefinite leave to remain if you have an…

• Getting endorsed

  Before you can apply, you must show an approved body that you’ve grown…

• Family members

  Your partner and children can apply at the same time if they’re eligible.…

• How to apply

  You should apply during the last month of your current permission to be in…

• After you apply

  You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months. If you paid to use the…

Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.

• Overview

  You can apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you: want to live and…

• Eligibility

  If you’re from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea You can…

• Documents you must provide

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: a valid passport or other document…

• Apply

  Check which documents you’ll need to apply. You’ll also have to pay the…

• Extend your visa

  You can only apply to extend your Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you’re…

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.

Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments

• Updated: 1 January 2010

A review of the research literature on the effect of extra time on assessment outcomes for different types of student

• Updated: 27 November 2025

Pubs could stay open for extra time next summer.

• Updated: 4 December 2025

This report presents the latest headline estimates of how adults (16+) spend their free time for the year April 2017 to March 2018.

• Updated: 31 October 2018

What Tax-Free Childcare is, who can get it and how to apply.