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Statutory Maternity Pay — first 6 weeks

90 % of average weekly earnings

2026-27, from 2026-04-05 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-06

Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) — weekly rate for first 6 weeks | 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings

key

uk/statutory-parental-pay/statutory-maternity-pay-first-6-weeks

value

90 % of average weekly earnings

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-05 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave/pay

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-06)

next expected change

2027-04-06 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

90 % of average weekly earnings (2025-26)

scope

Great Britain employees; weekly rates

hash

sha256:3e27ca886dd01ca78b347cf81a5d8fc1a9239820bba7ec81fd0c386afab1718e

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/statutory-parental-pay/statutory-maternity-pay-first-6-weeks?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/statutory-parental-pay/statutory-maternity-pay-first-6-weeks

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  "label": "Statutory Maternity Pay — first 6 weeks",
  "value": 90,
  "unit": "% of average weekly earnings",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-05",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave/pay",
  "quote": "Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) — weekly rate for first 6 weeks | 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-06",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-06",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
    "value": 90,
    "period": "2025-26",
    "source": "https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250630162814/https://www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave/pay"
  },
  "scope": "Great Britain employees; weekly rates",
  "hash": "sha256:3e27ca886dd01ca78b347cf81a5d8fc1a9239820bba7ec81fd0c386afab1718e",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
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  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/statutory-parental-pay/statutory-maternity-pay-first-6-weeks",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave/pay"
  }
}