Maternity Benefit

Maternity Benefit

Find out more about specific benefits and services for when you're having a baby.

If you are expecting a baby, work for an employer and earn enough to be relevant for National Insurance (NI) purposes (this is lower than the amount when you have to start paying NI contributions):
check Statutory Maternity Pay.

If your partner is pregnant, you work for an employer and earn enough to be relevant for National Insurance (NI) purposes (this is a lower amount than the amount when you have to start paying NI contributions:
check Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)

If you are expecting a baby and work for an employer, find out about your other rights:
check Time off for maternity leave

If you are expecting a baby and have recently left work, changed jobs or are self-employed:
check Maternity Allowance (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)

If you are expecting a baby and have not worked for some time, cannot get Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance, but have paid or been treated as having paid NI contributions:
check Incapacity Benefit (This link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)

surestart maternity grant ::: If you need help with the cost of buying things for your new baby and you or your partner get a low-income benefit or tax credit:
check Sure Start Maternity Grants. surestart maternity grant are available - they are non repayable payments, of a fixed amount. You do not have to pay national Insurance contributions to qualify.

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