Maternity Allowance and Maternity Pay
(asked on 27th October 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of (a) statutory maternity pay and (b) maternity allowance during the cost of living crisis.
This question was answered on 3rd November 2022
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is currently conducting his statutory annual review of State Pensions and benefit rates. The outcome of that review will be announced in due course.