Adoption Allowance: Self-employed
(asked on 26th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce an Adoption Allowance comparable to Maternity Allowance for self-employed people.
This question was answered on 3rd February 2022
The Government has no plans to introduce an Adoption Allowance for self-employed people. Local Authorities can make discretionary payments to self-employed adopters who do not qualify for adoption pay.