Write to your MP
Campaigners from The Smallest Things invited their MPs to a parliamentary reception in April 2025 to mark the new Neonatal Care (Leave & Pay) entitlements
Self-employed parents and carers miss out on essential Neonatal Leave. Ask your MP to make sure all families are included in the new entitlements
Neonatal Leave & Pay entitlements came into effect in April 2025, following a decade of parent-led campaigning by The Smallest Things. They are a huge step forward in supporting neonatal families, allowing employed parents to spend precious time with their babies. But the entitlements don’t apply to parents who are self-employed. Can you write to your MP using this template letter (or writing your own) to ask them to include self-employed parents too?
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