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.