Employment & Labor

#2026/201Sosyal Güvenlik ve Yasal Doğum Ücreti (Gebelik Kanıtı ve İşverenlerin Tazmini) (Değişiklik) Yönetmelikleri 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Instrument·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The 2026 Regulations update the rules for providing evidence when applying for maternity allowance or statutory maternity pay. This change mainly affects expectant mothers and their employers by simplifying the documentation needed for these benefits.

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Key Changes

  • Minor adjustments to evidential requirements for maternity allowance applications
  • Minor adjustments to evidential requirements for statutory maternity pay applications

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Amend procedures to accept simplified medical evidence documentation when processing maternity allowance applications in accordance with the amended Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1976

Social Security Administration bodies, Department for Work and Pensions
operational
medium

Amend procedures to accept simplified medical evidence documentation when processing statutory maternity pay claims in accordance with the amended Statutory Maternity Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1987

All employers providing statutory maternity pay
operational
low

Update internal guidance and training materials to reflect new evidential requirements for maternity allowance applications

Social Security Administration bodies, Department for Work and Pensions
operational
low

Update internal guidance and training materials to reflect new evidential requirements for statutory maternity pay claims

All employers providing statutory maternity pay
operational

Affected Parties

Expectant mothersEmployers

Tags

maternity pay,social security,employment regulations