Paternity Pay and Leave Calculator 2026/27

Your paternity setup

Expected week of childbirth - due date

Average weekly earnings before tax

Weeks employed by the qualifying week

How many weeks of paternity leave?

Planned leave start in weeks after the due date

Employer enhancement on top of SPP across the leave

Optional note

Estimated Statutory Paternity Pay and employer-paid income

£0 Day-one leave eligibility applies for babies due on or after 5 April 2026

Weekly Statutory Paternity Pay£0

Estimated total SPP£0

Statutory leave eligibilityLikely yes

Statutory pay eligibilityLikely yes

Planned leave start-

Planned leave end-

Latest standard leave end-

What this means

Paternity Leave and Paternity Pay now split more clearly. Leave is a day-one right from 6 April 2026, but pay still needs the separate 26-week service test and the weekly earnings test.

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What changed in April 2026

From 6 April 2026, employees become eligible for Statutory Paternity Leave from their first day of employment. That does not automatically make them eligible for Statutory Paternity Pay.

SPP still needs average weekly earnings of at least £129 and 26 weeks with the employer by the qualifying week.

You can take up to 2 weeks of leave, and they can be taken as separate one-week blocks.

The leave must usually end within 52 weeks of the birth or due date if the baby is early.

Your paternity setup

What this means

What changed in April 2026

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