Written question asked by Lord McCabe (Labour) on Thursday, 18 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 April 2019. It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 April 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Maternity Payments
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women have received the Sure Start maternity grant in each year since 2010.
- Answer
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The number of Sure Start Maternity Grant awards in Great Britain is reported annually in Appendix 1 of the Social Fund Annual Report:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-fund-annual-report-2017-to-2018
The number of Sure Start Maternity Grant awards are provided in the table below.
Number of Sure Start Maternity Grant awards, 2010/11 to 2017/18
Year
Number of awards
2010/11
257,000
2011/12
89,000
2012/13
77,000
2013/14
73,000
2014/15
66,000
2015/16
59,000
2016/17
55,000
2017/18
50,500
As of 24 January 2011, Sure Start Maternity Grants are provided for the birth of the recipient’s first child only. Previously it was payable for the birth of each child.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 245599
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Maternity payments
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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