Parental Pay

Treasury written question – answered at on 9 January 2025.

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Photo of Munira Wilson Munira Wilson Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were in receipt of (a) Statutory Maternity Pay, (b) Statutory Paternity Pay, (c) Statutory Adoption Pay and (d) Statutory Shared Parental Pay in the 2023-24 financial year.

Photo of James Murray James Murray The Exchequer Secretary

Data for number of people in receipt of Statutory Maternity pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, and Statutory Shared Parental Pay is provided in the table below.

Totals for 2023-24

Statutory Maternity Pay

623,100

Statutory Paternity Pay

207,600

Statutory Adoption Pay

4,500

Statutory Shared Parental Pay

17,200

Notes:

1) Data collected using HMRC Real Time Information (RTI) and extracted in August 2024. RTI is subject to revision or updates.

2) Claimants number has been rounded to nearest 100.

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