Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and other family leave payments including Statutory Paternity Pay, Shared Parental Pay, Adoption Pay and Parental Bereavement Pay etc will increase to £187.18 per week from April 6th onwards.
Statutory maternity pay – those who qualify are entitled to receive it for 39 weeks at a rate of 90% of their gross weekly pay per week, subject to a maximum of £187.18 per week (up from £184.03 per week) after the first 6 weeks.
Statutory Paternity Pay – the smaller of £187.18 per week (up from £184.03 per week) or 90 per cent of their average weekly earnings per week
Statutory Shared Parental Pay – the smaller of £187.18 per week (up from £184.03 per week) or 90 per cent of their average weekly earnings per week
Statutory Adoption Pay – those who qualify are entitled to receive it for 39 weeks at a rate of 90% of their gross weekly pay per week, subject to a maximum of £187.18 per week (up from £184.03 per week) after the first 6 weeks.
Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay – the smaller of £187.18 per week (up from £184.03 per week) or 90 per cent of their average weekly earnings per week
The average gross weekly earnings required to qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay and the other family friendly payments noted above will increase from £123.00 or more per week, to £125.00 or more per week.
Maternity Allowance will also increase from 6th April 2025.
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