Maternity Calculator
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Police maternity pay calculator

Answer three questions to see what you'll be paid each month on maternity leave as a police officer, and the dates you need to know.
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This is your gross pay: what you earn before tax, National Insurance, pension and any student loan are taken off. It's usually shown as "gross pay" on your payslip.

Not sure? Most people start a week or two before their due date. You can change it later.

Results appear below as soon as you've answered. Nothing you enter is saved.

How Police maternity pay works

1 2 3 52 weeks of leave
  1. Full pay Weeks 1–26
    Your normal pay, made up of SMP plus Police pay.
  2. Statutory pay only Weeks 27–39
    £194.32 a week, or 90% of your pay if that's lower.
  3. Unpaid Weeks 40–52
    Your job is still protected.

To qualify for police maternity pay you need 63 weeks' continuous service at the start of the week your baby is due. Your force may ask you to return for at least a month or repay the pay above SMP.

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Maternity pay for other employers

NHS 8 weeks full pay, 18 weeks half pay plus SMP, then SMP. Teachers Burgundy Book: 4 weeks full pay, 2 weeks at 90%, then half pay plus SMP. Civil Service Most departments: 26 weeks full pay, then SMP. Armed Forces 26 weeks full pay, then SMP. Statutory Maternity Pay Any other employer: 6 weeks at 90%, then £194.32 a week.

Planning your leave and return

Shared parental leave Share leave and pay with your partner, and see the household difference. Part-time pay Your take-home pay if you go back part-time. Childcare costs Nursery costs after funded hours and Tax-Free Childcare.

Police maternity pay

Police officers in England and Wales get 26 weeks of full pay (reduced by any Statutory Maternity Pay, so the total is your full pay), then 13 weeks of SMP. This increased from 18 weeks in January 2021. You can choose to take half pay in weeks 22 to 31 instead of full pay in weeks 22 to 26, which this calculator does not show.

Statutory Maternity Pay

Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is available to most employees as long as they earn on average at least £129 per week. It is paid at 90% of your average weekly earnings for the first 6 weeks, then £194.32 per week, or 90% of your earnings if that is lower, for 33 weeks. Check if you qualify on GOV.UK.

From Monday 6 April 2026, Statutory Maternity Pay increases from £187.18 to £194.32 per week.

This calculator is guidance only, based on information made publicly available by the UK government and the Police scheme. Check your contract or ask HR to confirm what you'll get. For more on maternity pay visit GOV.UK.

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