Statutory maternity leave

[celeryeater]

Hi, not sure if I'm posting this in the right place but I just wanted to ask - if you have statutory maternity leave, if after a year off you decide not to return to work am I right in thinking you don't have to pay any of the money back?
At the moment me and my other half aren't sure if I will return or not because I maybe don't make enough to make it worthwhile when you factor in the cost of child care.

[dementedpixie]

Do you mean statutory maternity pay? If you just got the basic amount of money then no, you don't need to pay any back

[celeryeater]

Yes sorry that's what I meant