United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 37563
Parental Pay: Living Wage
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15 July 2022
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20 July 2022 · Answer
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20 July 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing Statutory (a) Maternity and (b) Paternity Pay to the level of the real living wage as determined by the Living Wage Foundation.
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15 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing Statutory (a) Maternity and (b) Paternity Pay to the level of the real living wage as determined by the Living Wage Foundation.
Source: Commons
20 July 2022
Answer
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) are not, and have never been, intended to replace earnings completely. Both are reviewed annually, alongside state benefits, and are generally increased in line with the Consumer Prices Index...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-15/37563
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1489543
- uk · wq-1489543 · source updated 20 July 2022