United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 104017
Maternity Allowance: Universal Credit
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7 January 2026
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13 January 2026 · Answer
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13 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of treating Maternity Allowance as unearned income for the purposes of Universal Credit on working mothers who are not eligible for Statut
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7 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of treating Maternity Allowance as unearned income for the purposes of Universal Credit on working mothers who are not eligible for Statut
Source: Commons
13 January 2026
Answer
The Government has committed to review the parental leave and pay system.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-07/104017
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1869170
- uk · wq-1869170 · source updated 13 January 2026