Chapter 15: Maternity, paternity and other parental payments
This chapter covers:
1. What are maternity, paternity and other parental payments (
here)
2. Who is eligible (
here)
3. Amount of benefit (
here)
4. Claiming maternity, paternity and other parental payments (
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.
– Parents adopting a child can claim statutory adoption pay (SAP) and statutory paternity pay (SPP) – one partner can claim SAP and the other SPP.
– Either partner in a couple can claim statutory shared parental pay instead of statutory maternity, paternity or adoption pay.
- Parents whose child dies or is stillborn may be eligible for statutory parental bereavement pay from their employer.
– Part-time and full-time students are eligible for these benefits.