Expecting a baby
Find out more about specific benefits and services
- If you are expecting a baby, work for an employer and earn enough to be relevant for National Insurance (NI) purposes (this is lower than the amount when you have to start paying NI contributions):
check Statutory Maternity Pay (this link will take you to the Directgov website) - If your partner is pregnant, you work for an employer and earn enough to be relevant for National Insurance (NI) purposes (this is a lower amount than the amount when you have to start paying NI contributions):
check Paternity Leave and Pay (this link will take you to the Directgov website). - If you are expecting a baby and work for an employer, find out about your other rights:
check Guidance on the Rights for Pregnant Women (this link will take you to the Directgov website). - If you are expecting a baby and have recently left work, changed jobs or are self-employed:
check Maternity Allowance (this link will take you to the Directgov website). - If you were not working when your illness or disability started, you were self-employed, you work for an employer but cannot get Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), or your SSP has now stopped, check Employment and Support Allowance (this link will take you to the Directgov website)
- If you need help with the cost of buying things for your new baby and you or your partner get a low-income benefit or tax credit:
check Sure Start Maternity Grants (this link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website)