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Written question asked by Melanie Onn (Labour) on Thursday, 12 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 October 2017 (named day). It was answered by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 October 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Maternity Payments: Kinship Care

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many kinship carers have been refused the Sure Start maternity grant for their baby because they are already raising other children in their household.

Answer

The Department for Work and Pensions does not collect this data.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
107329
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Eligibility Maternity payments Kinship care
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk