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Closed Make Statutory Maternity Pay 90% of average weekly earnings for 39 weeks

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My husband and I are parents to a wonderful little girl named Daisy. We would love to have another child. Unfortunately, we know we will never be able to afford it with maternity pay being so low, i.e. £139.58 a week or less. Please support working parents

At the moment, statutory maternity pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get:
- 90% of your average weekly earnings (before tax) for the first 6 weeks
- £139.58 or 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is lower) for the next 33 weeks

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