Leave and pay for expecting parents

When you take time off to have a baby you might be eligible for:

• Statutory maternity leave
• Statutory maternity pay
• Paid time off for antenatal care
• Extra help from the government

Visit the GOV.UK website to find out about maternity leave and pay and see what you might be eligible for.

When you take time off because your partner’s having a baby, adopting a child or having a baby through a surrogacy arrangement, you might be eligible for:

• 1 or 2 week’s paid paternity leave
• Paternity pay
• Shared parental leave and pay

Visit the GOV.UK website to find out about paternity leave and pay and see what you might be eligible for.

You are your partner may be able to get shared parental leave and statutory shared parental pay if you’re:

• Having a baby
• Using a surrogate to have a baby
• Adopting a child
• Fostering a child who you’re planning to adopt

Visit the GOV.UK website to find out about shared parental leave and pay and see what you might be eligible for.