{"id":9662,"date":"2024-01-24T09:06:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T09:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/?p=9662"},"modified":"2025-03-03T08:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T08:58:16","slug":"maternity-perks-what-youre-entitled-to-during-maternity-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/budgeting\/maternity-perks-what-youre-entitled-to-during-maternity-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternity perks \u2013 what you&#8217;re entitled to during maternity leave\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finance Dee explores maternity perks such as &#8216;KIT&#8217; days, \u00a3500 Sure Start Grant, annual leave accrual, and health benefits including free prescriptions.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9664 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-1350x900.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-leah-kelley-618923-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>What is the first thing you think of when you hear the words \u201cmaternity leave\u201d?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonding time with baby? Exhaustion? Perks?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, aside from the inevitable bonding and tiredness, there are indeed a few perks that all mothers can make use of during their maternity leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the top perks for maternity leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keeping in touch (KIT) days<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During maternity leave, an employee is entitled to work up to 10 KIT days as a way to \u201ckeep in touch\u201d with work and related activities. These days are entirely optional and need to be agreed upon by both the employer and the employee ahead of time. Making use of KIT days neither interrupts maternity leave nor stops maternity entitlements such as statutory maternity pay (SMP).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIT days can be used to work as you would normally as per your contract, such as getting updated on the status of your work, partaking in meetings, attending trainings or conferences, or whatever is relevant and normal in your line of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIT days are generally expected to be paid as a regular working day, so are particularly useful when maternity pay is pretty much non-existent (typically after month 9 of maternity leave). However, a discussion should be had with the employer ahead of time about how KIT days are to be structured and paid<sup>1<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sure Start maternity grant \/ health insurance baby bonus<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who are first time parents, or first time parents to multiples (e.g. twins), a \u00a3500 grant may be available to those who are already in receipt of certain benefits<sup>2<\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The claim needs to be made within 11 weeks following the birth. As this is a grant, the funds do not need to be pay back.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have private health insurance, you may quality for a \u2018baby bonus\u2019 which is a payment made following the birth of a child. This will be policy-specific so will need to be confirmed with the insurance provider.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Annual leave accrual<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Maternity leave isn\u2019t legally considered a break in employment, therefore benefits such as pension contributions and annual leave entitlements do not stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, if a year\u2019s worth of maternity leave is taken, a year\u2019s worth of annual leave should be accrued as per your usual contract. It is important to know that an employer is able to disallow the carry-over of any unused annual leave into the new holiday year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly to KIT days, these arrangements and entitlements should be discussed with the employer and clearly understood before the start of maternity leave<sup>3<\/sup>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also important to note that annual leave cannot be used during maternity leave, but must be used either before or after the maternity leave period. Alternatively, an arrangement can be made (at the employers discretion) to stagger the return to work process in conjunction with annual leave.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Free prescriptions and dental care<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A mother is entitled to free prescriptions and dental care during pregnancy and for 12 months following the birth of their baby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be achieved via a maternity exemption certificate which will need to be obtained through a midwife, practice nurse, GP or health visitor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A maternity exemption certificate is back-dated by a month from when the application is received, so if the certificate is requested during the first midwife appointment (generally before the 10<sup>th<\/sup> week of pregnancy) the certificate should cover the vast majority of the pregnancy<sup>4<\/sup>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sources<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"1\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maternityaction.org.uk\/advice\/keeping-in-touch-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/maternityaction.org.uk\/advice\/keeping-in-touch-days\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/sure-start-maternity-grant\/eligibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/sure-start-maternity-grant\/eligibility<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>https:\/\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acas.org.uk\/your-maternity-leave-pay-and-other-rights\/holiday-and-maternity-leave#:~:text=You%20still%20accrue%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.acas.org.uk\/your-maternity-leave-pay-and-other-rights\/holiday-and-maternity-leave#:~:text=You%20still%20accrue%20<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maternityaction.org.uk\/advice\/free-nhs-prescriptions-and-nhs-dental-care-for-pregnant-women-and-new-mothers\/#:~:text=You%20are%20entitled%20to%20free,at%20least%2016%20years%20old\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/maternityaction.org.uk\/advice\/free-nhs-prescriptions-and-nhs-dental-care-for-pregnant-women-and-new-mothers\/#:~:text=You%20are%20entitled%20to%20free,at%20least%2016%20years%20old<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/pregnant-woman-photoshoot-618923\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance Dee explores maternity perks such as &#8216;KIT&#8217; days, \u00a3500 Sure Start Grant, annual leave accrual, and health benefits including free prescriptions. What is the first thing you think of when you hear the words \u201cmaternity leave\u201d?\u00a0\u00a0 Bonding time with baby? Exhaustion? Perks?&nbsp;&nbsp; Thankfully, aside from the inevitable bonding and tiredness, there are indeed a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":9664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1341],"tags":[150,774,65,776,64,120],"class_list":["post-9662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-budgeting","tag-employment","tag-maternity-leave","tag-money","tag-pregnancy","tag-savings","tag-work"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Maternity perks \u2013 what you&#039;re entitled to during maternity leave\u00a0 - Mouthy Money<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Finance Dee explores maternity perks: KIT days allow work connection, \u00a3500 Sure Start Grant, annual leave accrual.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mouthymoney.co.uk\/budgeting\/maternity-perks-what-youre-entitled-to-during-maternity-leave\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maternity perks \u2013 what you&#039;re entitled to during maternity leave\u00a0 - 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