Having a baby
Having a baby
Learn about financial support schemes that help with having and raising children, and leave entitlements for working parents.
Financial support
Schemes that help lighten the financial costs of having and raising children.
Leave entitlements for working parents
Get time off to prepare for delivery, recover from childbirth, and bond with your baby.
For mothers
For fathers
Paternity leave
Up to 4 weeks of paid leave for working fathers, including self-employed and adoptive fathers.
Paternity benefit
For working fathers who do not qualify for paid paternity leave due to their employment arrangements.
Shared parental leave (before 1 April 2025)
For working fathers to share part of their wife’s maternity leave benefits. This scheme will be replaced with a new 6 week Shared Parental Leave scheme from 1 April 2025.
For both parents
Shared parental leave
(From 1 April 2025) 6 weeks of additional paid parental leave, to be shared between both parents
Shared parental benefit
(From 1 April 2025) For working parents who do not qualify for paid shared parental leave due to their employment arrangements.
Childcare leave
Up to 6 days of paid leave for those with children below 7 years old.
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Getting help
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Baby Bonus
Leave entitlements for working parents
