You can apply for Maternity Allowance as soon as you’ve been pregnant for 26 weeks. Payments can start any time between the 11th week before your baby is due and the day after the baby …

Find out whether you're entitled to statutory maternity pay, contractual maternity pay or Maternity Allowance.

If you can’t get Statutory Maternity Pay, you might qualify for other financial support. Discover what the Maternity Allowance is and how much you can get.

To get the standard amount of Maternity Allowance, you may need to make an early payment of National Insurance contributions to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

How much maternity pay you're entitled to and how you get it, including statutory maternity pay.

How much Maternity Allowance will I get? Employed or have recently stopped working Maternity Allowance is £187.18 per week or 90% of your average gross weekly earnings (before tax), …

Find out about benefits you're entitled to when you have a baby, including maternity and paternity leave and pay.