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.
Answered on
9 January 2025
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.