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Parental Pay

Commons · Question 26630 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Munira Wilson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were in receipt of (a) Statutory Maternity Pay, (b) Statutory Paternity Pay, (c) Statutory Adoption Pay and (d) Statutory Shared Parental Pay in the (i) 2024-25 and (ii) 2025-2026 financial year.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 10 Sep 2026

Counts of employees receiving Statutory Maternity Pay, StatutoryPaternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, and Statutory Shared Parental Pay for tax years 2024-25 and 2025-26 are included in the table below. Table 1 - Claims by Statutory Payment. 2024-252025...