We've submitted our claim early for DHs DPP. It for some reason wouldn't let us select any start date other than baby due date. It says he can't be working or on annual leave when he takes this payment. That's fair enough, but being only an estimated date DH doesn't want to commit with certainty to that date - last time DD was born 12 days overdue and that would be almost his entire leave!

Is there any way he can just get them to start the day the baby is born - like we don't have a set date now and we call when baby is born?