Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 51343
Maternity Allowance
Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025
Question
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour — Bolton South and Walkden
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the treatment of Maternity Allowance as unearned income when calculating means-tested benefits.
Answer
Andrew WesternWe want new mothers to be able to take time away from work in the later stages of their pregnancy and in the months following childbirth, in the interests of their own and their baby’s health and wellbeing. Maternity Allowance is a benefit paid by the Sta...
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