Statutory parental bereavement pay

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Statutory parental bereavement pay (SPBP) is paid to clients who are employees and are taking leave following the death of a child or a stillbirth. It is paid for up to two weeks for deaths and stillbirths occurring on or after 6 April 2020.

To qualify for SPBP, the client must have been continuously employed by the same employer for at least 26 weeks. Their earnings must be at the NI lower earnings limit. The client must give their employer notice of the period over which they want the payment to be made. The payment can cover two consecutive weeks or two separate weeks, but must be paid within 56 weeks of the child’s death.

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Debt Advice Handbook Scotland - 1st edition

Written in partnership with Citizens Advice Scotland and Money Advice Scotland, CPAG is delighted to announce the first edition of the Debt Advice Handbook Scotland. Based on CPAG’s best-selling Debt Advice Handbook, it details the stages of the debt advice process in Scotland and the key skills needed to give good advice. No money adviser should be without this essential guide. This online edition is funded by the Scottish government.

The Handbook provides the most comprehensive information needed by advisers on the tools and strategies to help clients with their financial difficulties. It details the key stages of money advice, including interviewing clients, establishing liability, prioritising debts, preparing a financial statement, negotiating with creditors and dealing with sheriff officers. Emphasis is placed on taking due care of vulnerable clients and making sure that any payment arrangements agreed are appropriate. There is a focus on sustainable credit arrangements that do not affect a client’s ability to pay essential living expenses and priority debts.

It is the go-to tool for specialist debt advisers as a first step in accessing primary legislation and regulations and is also a reliable guide and training aid for the new debt adviser. Advisers who undertake debt advice alongside other sorts of advice work or other professional disciplines – such as social workers and housing officers – will find this handbook an indispensable resource.

Fully indexed and cross-referenced to law, official guidance and to court and tribunal decisions, tactical guidance and examples are included throughout.

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Print publication date Jun, 2024

This content was last updated:2024-06-27

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Statutory parental bereavement pay

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