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Includes all benefits and payments you may be entitled to if you, or your partner, are pregnant, or if you are adopting a child.
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Expecting your rights
If you are about to become a parent you are probably excited. But when you are not hopping from foot to foot with pure joy, you might also be a little bit worried about how it will go down at work, how you'll survive financially, and how you can juggle being a top-quality parent and a treasured employee at the same time. We explain your rights at work if you are pregnant, if your partner is, or if you are adopting.
Benefits for families and children
www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/benefits/benefits_...
Benefits for pregnant women and parents, including maternity allowance, maternity grants, child tax credit, child benefit and child trust fund.
Adviceguide from Citizens Advice www.adviceguide.org.uk/
Maternity leave and pay (PDF)
www.workingfamilies.org.uk/images/Factsheets/materni...
Explains maternity rights for women who are employees. Covers leave, notice, maternity pay and maternity allowance.
Working families www.workingfamilies.org.uk/asp/home_z...
Calculate your potential maternity entitlement
www.direct.gov.uk/maternity.dsb
Calculator which allows you to work out your maternity leave and pay.
Directgov www.direct.gov.uk
Expecting or bringing up children - benefits
www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTax...
Information about the benefits you may get if you are expecting or bringing up children.
Directgov www.direct.gov.uk
Health in pregnancy grant
campaigns2.direct.gov.uk/money4mum2be/en/
Information on a one-off, tax-free payment from H M Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if you're a mum-to-be who's at least 25 weeks pregnant. The payment is called 'Health in Pregnancy Grant' and is to help you prepare for the birth of your baby.
Directgov www.direct.gov.uk
I'm adopting - what will I be entitled to?
www.advicenow.org.uk/advicenow-guides/work/maternity...
Information on what leave and benefits you may get if you are adopting a child.
Advicenow www.advicenow.org.uk
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