Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 189903
Maternity Pay: Minimum Wage
Tabled: 15 June 2023
Answered: 23 June 2023
Question
Feryal Clark
Labour — Enfield North
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the rate of statutory maternity pay to the level of the national minimum wage.
Answer
Mims DaviesThe standard rate of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is reviewed annually. From April 2023, we increased the rate of SMP by September's CPI figure of 10.1 per cent to £172.48. There are no plans to review the rate of SMP outside of the annual uprating process.