Information since 24 Jan 2026, 3:30 a.m.
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Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026
9 speeches (1,342 words) Monday 2nd March 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 was a measure of which I and my party are proud. - Link to Speech |
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Bereavement Leave
Asked by: Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe) Monday 1st June 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the 26-week continuous employment threshold for eligibility for Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay under the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018; and what steps they are taking to ensure that bereaved parents are able to access financial support during a period of bereavement leave, regardless of length of service with their current employer. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The 26-week continuous employment requirement is standard across parental pay entitlements. Where employees do not qualify, we encourage employers to provide additional support where possible. Through the Parental Leave and Pay Review we are considering improvements to the system, including existing entitlements, to better support working families. Bereaved parents may be able to get Universal Credit if on a low income or needing help with living costs. In some circumstances, a Universal Credit payment that would otherwise reduce or stop following bereavement, including the death of a child for whom an adult is responsible for, continues for a short time. |
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Income Tax (Tax Treatment of Scottish Carer Supplement and Exemption of Carer’s Additional Person Payment) Regulations 2026 These Regulations make amendments to Part 10 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) in consequence of two new social security benefits introduced by the Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/340) from 15th March 2026. The amendments ensure the Scottish Carer Supplement is chargeable to income tax and exempt the Carer’s Additional Person Payment from income tax. HM Treasury Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Thursday 5th February - In Force: 15 Mar 2026 Found: Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), paragraph 47 of the Schedule to the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act |