Payments end date

Your payments stop on whichever is earliest:

when you go back to work (this includes if you start a new job)

26 weeks after they started.

‘Keeping-in-touch days’ (KIT days) do not count as returning to work. However, there are restrictions on when you can use your KIT days and how many you can do before they stop your parental leave payments. Find out more:

What happens while on parental leave and your return