Treasury written question – answered at on 15 March 2011.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many women were in receipt of (a) Health in Pregnancy Grant and (b) Sure Start Maternity Grant on the most recent date for which figures are available.
Information on the number of women in receipt of the health in pregnancy grant is only available at disproportionate cost.
The number of Sure Start maternity grants paid in the financial year 2009-10 in Great Britain was 274,000.
Notes:
1. The number is for all awards, irrespective of whether the award was made to the mother or her partner.
2. The number has been rounded to the nearest 1,000.
Source:
Annual report by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Social Fund 2009-10.
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