United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 39740
Maternity Allowance and Maternity Pay
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19 March 2025
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28 March 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the change in the weekly rate of Statuary Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance from April 2025 on child poverty in Devon.
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19 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the change in the weekly rate of Statuary Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance from April 2025 on child poverty in Devon.
Source: Commons
28 March 2025
Answer
Maternity pay is primarily a health and safety provisions for pregnant working women. It is not, and has never been, intended to replace a woman's earnings completely, nor is it intended to help with the cost of having a baby. Rather it provides a measure...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-19/39740
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1786532
- uk · wq-1786532 · source updated 28 March 2025