Benefits for Students in Scotland Handbook 2024/25Part 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
Basic facts
    •Women having a baby can claim statutory maternity pay (SMP) 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.