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Statutory Maternity Pay: weekly rate

The standard weekly rate of Statutory Maternity Pay from week seven onwards.

£194.32per week

Corroborated Statutory Instrument Great Britain in force since 2026-04-05

Checked against its sources: statute verified 2026-09-21·guidance verified 2026-09-21

Scope: Lower of £194.32 or 90% of AWE. First 6 weeks = 90% of AWE.

Current sources

Source A · Legislationhttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/148/made (amending SMP (General) Regs 1986 reg.6; SI 2026/148)

retrieved 2026-07-08

Source B · Official guidancehttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027

retrieved 2026-07-29

History

Value	From	To	Status	Sources
£194.32	2026-04-05	—	Corroborated	Legislation: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/148/made (amending SMP (General) Regs 1986 reg.6; SI 2026/148) retrieved 2026-07-08 Official guidance: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027 retrieved 2026-07-29
£187.18	2025-04-06	2026-04-04	Guidance only	Official guidance: Rates and thresholds for employers 2025 to 2026 (gov.uk); B-only backfill — future A-source: Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, SI 2025/295 (extraction deferred) retrieved 2026-07-08
£184.03	2024-04-07	2025-04-05	Guidance only	Official guidance: Rates and thresholds for employers 2024 to 2025 (gov.uk); B-only backfill — future A-source: Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, SI 2024/242 (extraction deferred) retrieved 2026-07-08
£172.48	2023-04-02	2024-04-06	Guidance only	Official guidance: Rates and thresholds for employers 2023 to 2024 (gov.uk); B-only backfill — future A-source: Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, SI 2023/316 (extraction deferred) retrieved 2026-07-08
£156.66	2022-04-03	2023-04-01	Guidance only	Official guidance: Rates and thresholds for employers 2022 to 2023 (gov.uk); B-only backfill — future A-source: Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, SI 2022/292 (extraction deferred) retrieved 2026-07-08
£151.97	2021-04-04	2022-04-02	Guidance only	Official guidance: Rates and thresholds for employers 2021 to 2022 (gov.uk); B-only backfill — future A-source: Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, SI 2021/162 (extraction deferred) retrieved 2026-07-08
£151.20	2020-04-06	2021-04-03	Guidance only	Official guidance: Rates and thresholds for employers 2020 to 2021 (gov.uk); B-only backfill — future A-source: Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, SI 2020/234 (extraction deferred) retrieved 2026-07-08
£148.68	2019-04-07	2020-04-05	Guidance only	Official guidance: Rates and thresholds for employers 2019 to 2020 (gov.uk); B-only backfill — future A-source: Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, SI 2019/480 (extraction deferred) retrieved 2026-07-08
£145.18	2018-04-06	2019-04-06	Guidance only	Official guidance: Rates and thresholds for employers 2018 to 2019 (gov.uk); B-only backfill — future A-source: Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, SI 2018/281 (extraction deferred) retrieved 2026-07-08
£140.98	2017-04-06	2018-04-05	Guidance only	Official guidance: Rates and thresholds for employers 2017 to 2018 (gov.uk); B-only backfill — future A-source: Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, SI 2017/260 (extraction deferred) retrieved 2026-07-08
£139.58	2016-04-06	2017-04-05	Guidance only	Official guidance: Rates and thresholds for employers 2016 to 2017 (gov.uk); B-only backfill — future A-source: Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order, SI 2016/230 (extraction deferred) retrieved 2026-07-08

Receipt

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Figure ID: employment.smp.weekly_rate
Name in the API: Statutory Maternity Pay standard weekly rate (weeks 7+)
Record fields (source type · unit · jurisdiction · status): si·GBP/week·GB·corroborated
Record hash (canonical JSON, SHA-256): sha256:319c6e465b4e16b836ea23ae08a87c729c661ab8892aa7184f90dfcaf420cd2f
Source snapshots (SHA-256): Legislation: sha256:75f66c99ab3ed0fa66a6f1536afc10f556d736b82dc4f2c353015a8faeae9f77; Official guidance: sha256:2b130359261b54fc8f27f3e53cade20f559a6035397c2e3845de72e21ea4eede
Listed in the signed manifest: release 3.0.0 manifest · record_hashes["employment.smp.weekly_rate"]
Machine-readable record: /v1/figures/employment.smp.weekly_rate · current only: /v1/figures/employment.smp.weekly_rate/current

Compiler's notes

Historical values 2016-2025 are gov.uk-only (single-source-B provenance recorded per entry); primary-legislation backfill deferred with the up-rating-order parser.