Question follow-through · 904753

Maternity Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of Maternity Allowance.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
17 Jun 2025
Target answer date
23 Jun 2025
Answer
23 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of Maternity Allowance.

  2. 23 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State is required by law to undertake an annual review of benefits and the State Pension, including statutory pay. This is based on a review of trends in prices and earnings growth in the preceding year. From April 2025 the standard rate ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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