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title: "Neonatal and bereavement pay (27 Oct 2026)"
slug: "october-2026-neonatal-bereavement-pay"
updated: 2026-10-27T14:35:18Z
published: 2026-10-27T14:35:18Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/october-2026-neonatal-bereavement-pay"
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# Neonatal and bereavement pay (27 Oct 2026)

Neonatal care pay and parental bereavement pay can now be managed directly in Cintra People Payroll, alongside maternity, paternity and adoption pay. Bereavement pay covers claims for both Great Britain and Northern Ireland. SaaS customers (who process their own payroll) can review and update an employee's claims, and Source customers (who have their payroll managed by a bureau) can see the same information.

### What's new?

Two new sub-tabs on the **Parental payments** tab of the employee record: **Bereavement pay** and **Neonatal pay**.

#### **Neonatal pay**

- Every neonatal claim an employee holds, with the leave dates, pay period, weeks and amount paid, and how much you can reclaim from HMRC.
- The dates the claim is based on, including the expected and actual date of birth.
- Rebuild the weeks straight away when something changes, override individual weeks with a reason, and download the weeks as a CSV file.

#### **Bereavement pay**

- Great Britain and Northern Ireland claims in one list, with a column showing the region.
- Record the date of the child's death and, for Northern Ireland claims, the workplace postcode and whether the claim is for a miscarriage.
- Record why statutory pay can't be paid, using HMRC's SBP1 exclusion reasons.

#### **Both schemes**

- A summary of the statutory pay due, paid and recoverable, with every week of the pay period listed.
- See how average weekly earnings were worked out, and override them if needed.
- See what each payroll period has paid, and change the date statutory pay is paid up to, for example when an employee leaves.

On Source (outsourced) payrolls, parental payment claims are view-only. That's because Cintra's payroll service team manages them as part of the service. It doesn't change what you can see.

### Key benefits

- **Every parental payment in one place.** Maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal and bereavement pay are now all on the employee record, so you can check or update them without leaving Cintra People.
- **Both bereavement schemes together.** Great Britain and Northern Ireland claims sit in one list, so there's no switching between screens.
- **See how every figure was reached.** Average weekly earnings, the earnings period, the weekly amounts and any exclusions are shown alongside the calculation.
- **Get it right when it matters most.** Dates are checked against HMRC's rules as you enter them, with a clear message if something isn't right.

### What next?

Neonatal and bereavement pay are now live! You'll find them under the **Parental payments** tab on the employee record. For more information, see [Parental payments: Neonatal pay](/payroll/docs/parental-payments-neonatal-pay) and [Parental payments: Bereavement pay](/payroll/docs/parental-payments-bereavement-pay).