Statutory maternity pay and other family-related pay rates increase

Implementation date: 5 April 2026

The rates of:

  • statutory maternity pay;
  • statutory paternity pay;
  • statutory adoption pay;
  • statutory shared parental pay;
  • statutory parental bereavement pay; and 
  • statutory neonatal care pay,

increase from £187.18 to £194.32 per week.

The earnings threshold for these benefits increases from £125 to £129.