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For financial help with statutory pay, you can:

• reclaim payments
• apply for an advance if you cannot afford payments

Apply for an advance if you cannot afford payments

You can apply online for an advance to pay for an employee鈥檚 Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay.

Contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if you鈥檝e got questions about advance payments.

Before you start, you鈥檒l need:

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

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

• National Insurance number
• average weekly earnings
• parental bereavement leave and pay arrangements - you can get this information from their self declaration

After you鈥檝e applied

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.

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 (payable order), depending on which payment option you chose.

If there are any issues with your application, HMRC will contact you directly.

Paying back your advance payment

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