This page is for short paternity-pay estimates and route selection, not full shared-parental planning.
Estimate Statutory Paternity Pay using the current weekly rate band and the rule that the payment is the weekly statutory rate or 90% of average weekly earnings, whichever is lower.
Weekly statutory paternity pay, 1 or 2 week choices, and the basic earnings threshold check.
Every adoption/surrogacy variation, every notice-rule edge case, or a full shared-parental-pay calculator.
The strongest family-rights competitors help users understand not just the weekly pay estimate, but whether paternity is really the right route and what to check next. This version now pushes harder on that practical decision.
See the methodology page for how WorkRightsUK uses official sources, scope limits, and next-step routing.
Paternity is usually the fast answer when the question is 1 or 2 weeks of leave and the weekly pay rate.
If timing or notice rules are unclear, the guide and fallback page are usually the next most useful stop.
If the real question is longer leave sharing, Shared Parental Leave may be a better route than focusing only on SPP.
Used for the 2026 to 2027 statutory paternity pay rate of £194.32 and the lower earnings limit of £129 a week.
Used for the qualifying-week and earnings-threshold framing, plus notice and employment requirements.
Used for the practical point that an eligible employee can choose 1 or 2 weeks of statutory paternity leave.
