What you’ll get from statutory maternity pay over 39 weeks.
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2026/27 rates: 90% of average weekly earnings for 6 weeks, then £194.32 or 90% if lower, for 33 weeks. Amounts are before tax and NI. Your employer may pay more under its own scheme.
You need to have worked for your employer continuously for at least 26 weeks into the 15th week before your due date, and earn at least £129 a week on average.
Yes. Statutory Maternity Pay is taxed and has National Insurance taken off like normal pay.
You may be able to get Maternity Allowance instead. Your employer must tell you why you don’t qualify.
Every calculator uses the published 2026/27 rates from one shared set of rules, so when a rate changes, it changes everywhere.
Tax, National Insurance, student loan, benefit and property tax rates come from GOV.UK. Each calculator links to its sources.
Scottish income tax bands, tax codes other than 1257L, benefits in kind and your personal circumstances. Results are estimates to help you plan, not a payslip or advice.