Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
Statutory Maternity Pay
Paid by Employers (HMRC-regulated) · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
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Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on pregnancy, new baby or adoption — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
The 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
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The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed is free and always will be.
1 documents you'll need
Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
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Where this comes from
Statutory Maternity Pay is paid for up to 39 weeks: 90% of your average weekly earnings for the first 6 weeks, then the standard rate or 90% of earnings (whichever is lower) for the next 33 weeks.
https://www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave
Last checked 2026-08-12 · extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human
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