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Best current account while on maternity leave

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Hi everyone, this is my 1st thread.
I've been wanting to switch my current account for a while, and now seems like a good time as TSB are scrapping the Classic Account interest rate as of Dec. That said, I'm due to go on maternity leave next week so my earnings will drop significantly for the next 9 months (ish) - I will be on statutory maternity allowance from Jan 2021. I won't be a regular saver (for now) and don't have spare money to 'get around' the banks' minimum pay-in requirements. Does anyone have any advice on which bank accounts are best in terms of having no minimum monthly payments, but reasonable interest/benefits? As I won't have much money coming in, I wondered if choosing an account with a free switching perk might be best (although most of these seem to have minimum monthly pay-in requirements)?
Thanks in advance

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