Maternity Allowance and Maternity Pay
Commons · Question 48190 · Tabled 25 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 6 May 2025
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) Statutory Maternity Pay and (b) Maternity Allowance.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 6 May 2025
Government spends approximately £3 billion a year on parental payments.The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is required by law to undertake an annual review of benefits and State Pensions, including Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance....