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Statutory maternity pay (SMP)
by The Maternity Alliance 
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When can I get it?
The earliest you can start your SMP is 11 weeks before the expected week of childbirth. This is when you are about 29 weeks pregnant, but you have to use the due date on your MAT B1 certificate which your midwife or GP will give you. Find the Sunday before your baby is due (or the due date if it is a Sunday) and count back 11 Sundays from there. It is for you to decide when you want to stop work. You can even work right up until the date the baby is due, unless:
When can I get it?
The earliest you can start your SMP is 11 weeks before the expected week of childbirth. This is when you are about 29 weeks pregnant, but you have to use the due date on your MAT B1 certificate which your midwife or GP will give you. Find the Sunday before your baby is due (or the due date if it is a Sunday) and count back 11 Sundays from there. It is for you to decide when you want to stop work. You can even work right up until the date the baby is due, unless:
- You have a pregnancy-related illness/absence in the last four weeks of your pregnancy. In this case your employer can start your maternity leave even if you are absent for only one day. However, if you are ill only for a short time your employer may agree to let you start your maternity leave when you had planned.
- Your baby is born before the day you were planning to start your leave. In this case leave will start on the day of birth.
You cannot get any SMP for any week in which you work even part of a week. So if you return to work early your SMP will stop. If you are made redundant or your contract ends during your SMP period you are still entitled to receive your SMP for the full 26 weeks. For more information about SMP, please send £1 and an SAE for the Maternity Alliance factsheet 'Statutory Maternity Pay' or see the Maternity Alliance website.
Or contact them at:
THE MATERNITY ALLIANCE, 2-6 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AY
Information line 020 7490 7638
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Created: 16/10/2000 Updated: 28/07/2004
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