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Having a baby calculator
Your money from leave to going back.
£a week
months
£a month
Tax-Free Childcare
Less each month from week 7
£1,758ProvisionalStatutory pay only
2027/28 rates aren't out yet.
Average a month, before tax
Your usual pay£2,600
Weeks 1 to 6£2,340
Weeks 7 to 39£842
How it's worked out ›
Your usual pay: £600 × 52 ÷ 12£2,600
Weeks 1 to 6: £540 × 52 ÷ 12£2,340
Weeks 7 to 39: £194.32 × 52 ÷ 12£842.05
Less each month from week 7£1,757.95
Back at work
A £750 childcare bill costs you £600.
How it works ›
Tax-Free Childcare: for every £8 you pay into a childcare account, the government adds £2, to a limit of £500 a quarter for each child. You need to check you're eligible on GOV.UK.
Next step
See maternity pay week by week ›The full working, and who qualifies.