Benefits for Students in Scotland Handbook 2020/21Part 1: Benefits and tax credits Chapter 9: Maternity, paternity and other parental benefits
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Chapter 9: Maternity, paternity and other parental benefits
This chapter covers:
1. What are maternity, paternity and other parental benefits (here)
2. Who is eligible (here)
3. Amount of benefit (here)
4. Claiming maternity, paternity and other parental benefits (here)
5. Challenging a decision (here)
6. Other benefits and tax credits (here)
Basic facts
    •Women having a baby can claim statutory maternity pay if they have an employer, or maternity allowance if they have recently worked.
    •The mother’s partner can claim statutory paternity pay (SPP).
    •Parents adopting a child can claim statutory adoption pay (SAP) and SPP – one partner can claim SAP and the other SPP.
    •Either partner in a couple can claim statutory shared parental pay instead of SMP, SPP or SAP.
    •Part-time and full-time students are eligible for these benefits.