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Apply for an advance of statutory maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental pay

Use the online service if you're an employer to apply for an advance of statutory maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental pay. If you're an agent, you will need to email the forms.

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You should calculate the amount of advanced funding in weeks, regardless of how often the employee is paid.

If you’re an employer

Use the to apply for an advance of statutory maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental pay.

You’ll need the Government Gateway user ID and password you use when you submit returns for Self Assessment, VAT or Corporation Tax.

If you’re an agent

You’ll need to email these forms individually:

You’ll need the Government Gateway user ID and password you use when you sign in for:

  • Agent Services Account
  • Self Assessment
  • VAT (you’ll also need to be VAT registered yourself)
  • Corporation Tax
  • Machine Gaming Duty

Email HMRC to ask for this form in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Updates to this page

Published 22 December 2015
Last updated 14 May 2025 show all updates
  1. Information added to clarify that advanced funding should be calculated in weeks.

  2. First published.

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