Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 17014
Self-employed: Adoption
Tabled: 29 November 2024
Answered: 5 December 2024
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to (a) extend Statutory Adoption Pay to self-employed individuals and (b) introduce an equivalent benefit that provides guaranteed financial support to self-employed indiv
Answer
Andrew WesternGovernment very much values people who come forward to take on the challenging but rewarding role of being an adoptive parent. That is why there is provision for Local Authorities to make discretionary payments, equivalent to Maternity Allowance, to self-...
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