Overview

• Statutory Shared Parental Pay is set at £187.18 a week or 90% of average weekly earnings, whichever is lower, capping monthly support around £748
• Parents may split 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay into one continuous block or divide it into multiple periods taken together or staggered
• Birth parents must have at least 26 weeks’ continuous service by the 15th week before the due date, earn a minimum of £125 weekly and meet specific work-and-pay conditions
• Adoptive, foster and surrogate parents qualify by sharing responsibility from placement or birth and earning an average of at least £125 per week
• The Department for Work and Pensions’ online eligibility checker guides parents through entitlement criteria and the application process