Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 39740

Maternity Allowance and Maternity Pay

Tabled: 19 March 2025

Answered: 28 March 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

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.

Answer

Alison McGovern

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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