Maternity & sick pay month by month

See exactly what Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Sick Pay means for your income while you're off — and how it compares with your normal take-home.

Tax year 2026 / 27

Your details

Your normal salary

What are you calculating?

Weeks off sick

Employer enhancement (% of salary paid on top, if any — check your contract)

Leave income estimate

NetWage · 2026/27

Weeks 1–6 (90% of pay)

£—

How Statutory Maternity Pay works

SMP runs for 39 weeks: the first 6 weeks at 90% of your average weekly earnings, then 33 weeks at the statutory flat rate (or 90% of earnings if that's lower). It's paid through payroll, so tax and NI still apply. Many employers enhance this — check your contract and enter the enhancement above.

Statutory Sick Pay is a flat weekly rate for up to 28 weeks, also taxable. Neither SMP nor SSP counts as pensionable pay by default.