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Statutory Maternity Pay — next 33 weeks

194.32 GBP/week

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

SMP — weekly rate for remaining weeks | £194.32 or 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. (Maternity pay guide: “£194.32 or 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is lower) for the next 33 weeks”.) The Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) rate applies from 5 April 2026. All other rates apply from 6 April 2026.

key

uk/statutory-parental-pay/statutory-maternity-pay-next-33-weeks

value

194.32 GBP/week

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-05 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027

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

187.18 GBP/week (2025-26)

scope

Great Britain employees; weekly rates

hash

sha256:bb9e0d9bc672b271efe6fd6ef37f9e8791f926f65ad9e2c8f034010c58724c21

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/statutory-parental-pay/statutory-maternity-pay-next-33-weeks?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/statutory-parental-pay/statutory-maternity-pay-next-33-weeks

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  "unit": "GBP/week",
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  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-05",
  "effectiveTo": null,
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  "quote": "SMP — weekly rate for remaining weeks | £194.32 or 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. (Maternity pay guide: “£194.32 or 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is lower) for the next 33 weeks”.) The Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) rate applies from 5 April 2026. All other rates apply from 6 April 2026.",
  "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": 187.18,
    "period": "2025-26",
    "source": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-2027/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-2027"
  },
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    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/statutory-parental-pay/statutory-maternity-pay-next-33-weeks",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027"
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