Statutory Maternity Pay is a weekly payment for women who are on maternity leave from work.
If you are a working father, or the partner of a woman having a child (including a same-sex partner), you may be able to get Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP).
A Sure Start Maternity Grant is a one-off payment to help with the costs of having a new-born or adopted baby.
The Childcare Element of Working Tax Credit is for people who work but are on a low income to help with the cost of registered or approved childcare. It does not matter whether you are working for someone else or are self-employed.
This guide will provide information on the Benefit Changes Timetable.
If you are working, you might get help with childcare costs through Employer Supported Childcare. It is up to your employer to decide whether they want to offer Employer Supported Childcare or not.
The Benefit Cap is a limit to the total amount in some benefits that working-age people can receive, even if their full entitlement would otherwise be higher.
State Pension age is the earliest age at which you can get your State Pension. The age for men and women is changing. Read this guide to find out more.
Tax-Free Childcare is a new scheme which is being rolled out gradually from 21 April 2017 and will offer working families 20% support towards qualifying childcare costs up to certain limits.
It will eventually replace the directly contracted childcare and childcare vouche...
If you are claiming one of the following benefits, you will be reassessed by the Department for Work and Pensions to see if you are fit for work or should be moved onto a different benefit such as Employment and Support Allowance or Jobseeker's Allowance:
- Incapacity Benef...