Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80653
Parents: Cost of Living
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce financial hardship experienced by new parents.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe government provides a range of state-funded support for new parents depending on individual circumstances. Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and pay is available to working parents through their employers, and pregnant...
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