Question follow-through · 15567

Multiple Births

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support is available from her Department for women who have given birth to (a) twins and (b) other multiples.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
25 Nov 2024
Answer
27 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support is available from her Department for women who have given birth to (a) twins and (b) other multiples.

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    There are two types of maternity pay available to pregnant working women which offer a measure of financial security to help them take time off work in the later stages of their pregnancy and in the months following childbirth:Statutory Maternity Pay paid...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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