If you plan to go back to work, start thinking in advance about who will look after your baby. It's not always easy to make childcare arrangements, and it may take you some time.
You may have a relative who's willing to look after your child. If not, contact the Family Information Service at your local authority for a list of registered childminders and nurseries in your area. You may also want to think about organising care in your own home, either on your own or sharing with other parents.
Care in your own home does not need to be registered, but make sure your carer is experienced and trained to care for babies. Make sure you know what these are and what to do if you have any problems or you're denied your rights.
Parents of children aged 16 and under, or of disabled children aged 18 and under, are entitled to request a flexible working pattern. If you're a father-to-be or the partner of someone who is pregnant — including same-sex partner — you could have the right to paternity leave. You may have the right to up to 26 weeks' Additional Paternity Leave. Shared Parental Leave is designed to give parents the flexibility to decide when to return to work and allow families to spend time together in the early stages of a child's life.
There are benefits and financial help if you're pregnant, whether you're employed or not. All prescriptions and NHS dental treatment are free while you're pregnant and for 12 months after your baby's due date. Children also get free prescriptions until they're To claim free prescriptions, ask your doctor or midwife for form FW8 and send it to your health authority.
You must have a valid exemption certificate to claim free prescriptions and dental care. You can get free milk, infant formula, vitamins, fruit and vegetables if you're receiving certain benefits or if you're under Find out more on the Healthy Start website. Child Tax Credit gives financial support for children, and Working Tax Credit helps people in lower-paid jobs by topping up their wages. A weekly payment from your employer to help you take time off before and after your baby is born.
UK: Statutory Maternity Pay. If you're pregnant or have a new baby but do not qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay, you might be able to claim Maternity Allowance through Jobcentre Plus. If your wife, partner including same-sex partner or civil partner gives birth or adopts a child, you may be able to claim Statutory Paternity Pay to help you take time off work to support them.
Find out more about Statutory Paternity Pay , including when you need to let your employer know that you're expecting. A weekly payment from your employer to help you take time off if you adopt a child. UK , including how and when to let your employer know. If you're on a low income and get certain benefits or tax credits, and there are no other children under 16 in your family, you could get this one-off payment.
If you cannot be available for full-time work and have not got enough money to live on, you might qualify for Income Support, depending on your circumstances. If you are paid monthly , you must add together the two payslips, and divide by two. Then multiply by 12 to get an annual figure, which you then divide by 52 to get a weekly figure. If you are paid weekly , you add up the total amount paid in the calculation period and divide it by the number of weeks it represents usually eight.
To work out entitlement to MA, you need to determine if you meet the employment and earnings conditions. These they are very different from SMP. In the 66 weeks 15 months before the expected week of childbirth, you must have worked, or been treated as working, for 26 weeks 6 months.
These weeks do not have to be consecutive or for the same employer. You can mix employed and self-employed work. The Maternity Allowance claim form has a handy table to help you figure out your test period according to your expected week of childbirth. When you claim MA, you will be asked to provide proof of income for 13 weeks in the test period.
If you are employed , you should submit 13 payslips where you have earned the most to maximise your MA. You need to have paid 13 Class 2 NI contributions within the test period.
If you do so, you will be treated as having enough earnings to get the flat rate of MA. Ask your employer to explain their reasoning and their calculations. HMRC has overall responsibility for the administration of statutory payments.
Being on sick leave can affect your entitlement to SMP. For SMP, your eligibility and the amount you receive depends on your earnings during the reference period. If your employer offers fully paid sick leave, this is unlikely to affect your eligibility for SMP or the amount due. Both you as the employee and your employer can instigate these days.
Eligible trainees can take either 1 or 2 consecutive weeks. If the pregnancy is a multiple birth, only one period of leave can be taken. There are different rules on who is eligible for each type. To be eligible for SMP, you must have been in continuous employment with one employer for at least 26 weeks ending with the 15th week before your expected week of childbirth.
SMP is paid for 39 weeks of your maternity leave. To be eligible for NHS maternity pay, you must have 1 year of continuous employment with the NHS not necessarily the same trust , without a break of more than 3 months, by the time of 11 weeks before your expected week of childbirth.
Your NHS maternity pay is calculated on the basis of your average weekly earnings for the 8 weeks ending with the qualifying week, which is the 15th week before your expected week of childbirth. Gross earnings are taken into consideration, including banding.
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