Statutory Neonatal Care Pay and Leave: employer guide

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Help with statutory pay

For financial help with statutory pay, you can:聽

Apply for an advance if you cannot afford payments

You can apply online for an advance to pay for an employee鈥檚 Statutory Neonatal Care Pay. Contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if you鈥檝e got questions about advance payments.聽

Before you start, you鈥檒l need:

  • your employer PAYE reference聽
  • your payment or account office reference numbers - this is on the letter you received when you first registered as an employer
  • the amount of tax or National Insurance you owe to HMRC
  • bank or building society details for you or the third party it鈥檚 being paid to聽
  • a completed R38 form if the advance is being paid to a third party聽
  • your email address or Government Gateway ID and password聽

You鈥檒l also need information about the employee including their:聽

  • National Insurance number聽
  • average weekly earnings聽
  • Neonatal Care Leave and Pay arrangements

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After you鈥檝e applied聽

If the advance is being paid to a third party and you鈥檙e sending a completed R38 form by post, send it to HMRC within 4 weeks of applying for an advance.聽

Corporate Treasury
HMRC
BX9 1BG聽

Once your application has been approved, the money will be paid to the bank or building society account you provided or you鈥檒l be sent a cheque, depending on which payment option you chose. If there are any issues with your application, HMRC will contact you.聽

Paying back your advance payment聽

You鈥檒l need to pay back your advance payment through an Employer Payment Summary (EPS).