Written Question·Home Office·UIN 121132
Immigration Controls: Women
Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether receiving statutory maternity leave will be considered receipt of public funds and impact a mother’s length of settlement route under the earned settlement model.
Answer
Mike TappProposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026.Contributory benefits a...
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