Statutory Maternity Payment Rates

Statutory Maternity Pay is paid for a total of up to 39 weeks and is structured in two distinct phases:

  1. First Six Weeks: The employee receives 90% of their average weekly earnings before tax.
  2. Remaining 33 Weeks: The employee is paid the lower of either £187.18 per week or 90% of their average weekly earnings before tax.

The current statutory maternity payment rate is £187.18.

The rates previously set by the UK government are:

Tax Year Rate
From 6 April 2025 £187.18
From 7 April 2024 £184.03
From 2 April 2023 £172.48
From 3 April 2022 £156.66
From 4 April 2021 £151.20
From 5 April 2020 £151.97
From 7 April 2019 £148.68
From 1 April 2018 £145.18
From 2 April 2017 £140.98
From 3 April 2016 £139.58
From 5 April 2015 £139.58

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