Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14904

Maternity Allowance: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 19 November 2024

Answered: 25 November 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Maternity Allowance claimants were not UK citizens in the last three years.

Answer

Andrew Western

DWP does not hold data on the number of claimants that were not UK citizens when claiming Maternity Allowance. This is because the qualifying conditions for Maternity Allowance are based on a woman's recent employment and earnings, not on their nationalit...

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