Transferring payments if you’re giving birth

If you’re giving birth to the baby, you and your partner or spouse must have each worked for an average of at least 10 hours a week over any 26 of the 52 weeks before the baby’s due date. If you’re going to transfer your payments to your partner or spouse to take later, their eligibility for payments is based on the baby’s due date, not the date they plan to become primary carer.