I have concluded my statutory annual review of …. benefit rates under the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The new rates will apply in the tax year 2026-27, with most increases coming into effect from 6 April 2026.
…. benefit rates covered by my statutory review will be increased by 3.8%, in line with the increase in the consumer prices index in the year to September 2025.
This includes…. benefits to help with additional needs arising from …; Statutory Payments including ….Statutory Maternity Pay
So the uprated statutory parental payment rates for:
- Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
- Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP)
- Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)
- Shared Parental Pay (ShPP)
- Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (SPBP)
- Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (SNCP)
New SPBPNI (Northern Ireland)
Also introduced from April 2026 is a new statutory payment applicable in Northern Ireland: Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay Northern Ireland (SPBPNI). This payment may also include miscarriage. For any claim, the work place within Northern Ireland must be supplied along with any indication of whether the payment relates to miscarriage.
The new rates
So the proposed statutory payment rates are:
7/12/2025 PSP (with permission of PAYadvice Ltd)