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Written question asked by Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 September 2026. It was answered by James Murray (Labour) on Thursday, 10 September 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.

Parental Pay

Question

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 (i) 2024-25 and (ii) 2025-2026 financial year.

Answer

Counts of employees receiving Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory

Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, and Statutory Shared Parental Pay for tax years 2024-25 and 2025-26 are included in the table below.

Table 1 – Claims by Statutory Payment.

2024-25 2025-26
Statutory Adoption Pay 4,500 4,300
Statutory Shared Parental Pay 22,700 27,400
Statutory Maternity Pay 631,400 639,000
Statutory Paternity Pay 216,400 230,100

Notes:

1) Data collected using HMRC Real Time Information (RTI) and extracted in July 2026. RTI is subject to revision or updates.

2) Counts of claims have been rounded to nearest 100.

3) Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26630
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Adoption Parental pay
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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