# The Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (General) Regulations 2025, Regulation 9: Options in respect of payment of statutory neonatal care pay


(1) A person may choose for statutory neonatal care pay to be paid for a week only if that person cared for or intends to care for C during that week.
(2) A person may choose for statutory neonatal care pay to be paid—
(a) in a tier 1 period for a single week or for a number of weeks, whether or not consecutively, or
(b) in a tier 2 period for a single week or for a consecutive period of weeks.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348268041/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-statutory-neonatal-care-pay-general-regulations-2025/regulation-9
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