Maternity pay and leave: Eligibility - GOV.UK

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It does not matter how long you've been with your employer, how many hours you work or how much you get paid. You cannot get Statutory Maternity Leave if you ... Skiptomaincontent CookiesonGOV.UK Weusesomeessentialcookiestomakethiswebsitework. We’dliketosetadditionalcookiestounderstandhowyouuseGOV.UK,rememberyoursettingsandimprovegovernmentservices. Wealsousecookiessetbyothersitestohelpusdelivercontentfromtheirservices. Acceptadditionalcookies Rejectadditionalcookies Viewcookies Youcanchangeyourcookiesettingsatanytime. Hidethismessage Coronavirus(COVID-19) Latestupdatesandguidance Home Benefits Benefitsandfinancialsupportforfamilies Maternitypayandleave Skiptocontentsofguide Contents Overview Leave Pay Eligibility Howtoclaim Extrahelp Eligibility StatutoryMaternityLeave YouqualifyforStatutoryMaternityLeaveif: you’reanemployeenota‘worker’ yougiveyouremployerthecorrectnotice Itdoesnotmatterhowlongyou’vebeenwithyouremployer,howmanyhoursyouworkorhowmuchyougetpaid. YoucannotgetStatutoryMaternityLeaveifyouhaveachildthroughsurrogacy-youcouldgetStatutoryAdoptionLeaveandPayinstead. StatutoryMaternityPay(SMP) ToqualifyforSMPyoumust: earnonaverageatleast£120aweek givethecorrectnoticeandproofyou’repregnant haveworkedforyouremployercontinuouslyforatleast26weekscontinuingintothe‘qualifyingweek’-the15thweekbeforetheexpectedweekofchildbirth Ifyouusuallyearnanaverageof£120ormoreaweek,andyouonlyearnedlessinsomeweeksbecauseyouwerepaidbutnotworking(‘onfurlough’)undertheCoronavirusJobRetentionScheme,youmaystillbeeligible. YoucannotgetSMPifyougointopolicecustodyduringyourmaternitypayperiod.Itwillnotrestartwhenyou’redischarged. Earlybirthsoryouloseyourbaby YoucanstillgetStatutoryMaternityLeaveandSMPifyourbaby: isbornearly isstillbornafterthestartofyour24thweekofpregnancy diesafterbeingborn Ifyou’renoteligibleforSMP YouremployermustgiveyouformSMP1explainingwhyyoucannotgetSMPwithin7daysofmakingtheirdecision.YoumaybeeligibleforMaternityAllowanceinstead. DownloadformSMP1-‘StatutoryMaternityPay’(PDF,57KB) Previous : Pay Next : Howtoclaim Printentireguide Relatedcontent Employeerightswhenonleave Pregnantemployees'rights SureStartMaternityGrant COVID-19vaccinations BookyourcoronavirusvaccinationandboosterdoseontheNHSwebsite Explorethetopic Benefitsandfinancialsupportforfamilies Holidays,timeoff,sickleave,maternityandpaternityleave Financialhelpifyouhavechildren Pregnancyandbirth Isthispageuseful? Maybe Yesthispageisuseful Nothispageisnotuseful Thankyouforyourfeedback Reportaproblemwiththispage Close HelpusimproveGOV.UK Don’tincludepersonalorfinancialinformationlikeyourNationalInsurancenumberorcreditcarddetails. Whatwereyoudoing? Whatwentwrong? Send Close HelpusimproveGOV.UK TohelpusimproveGOV.UK,we’dliketoknowmoreaboutyourvisittoday.We’llsendyoualinktoafeedbackform.Itwilltakeonly2minutestofillin.Don’tworrywewon’tsendyouspamorshareyouremailaddresswithanyone. Emailaddress Sendmethesurvey



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