4. Support for parents-to-be and parents
[ch 4: page 61]Benefits available to help parents and guardians raise their children include:
• Statutory Maternity Leave and Pay (see pages 61-63) and Maternity Allowance (see page 64);
• Sure Start Maternity Grant (see page 65);
• Shared Parental Leave and Pay (see page 65);}
• Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay (see page 69);
• Statutory Adoption Leave and Pay and Surrogacy Leave (see page 69);
• Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (see pages 71-72).
There is also a system of Tax Credits which can provide further support (see pages 72-73).
More information can be found in the LRD booklet Leave and pay for working parents — A guide for trade union reps (www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=BK&iss=1741).