Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were in receipt of Statutory Paternity in each of the last five years.
The number of people in receipt of Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (OSPP) and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (ASPP) in each of the last five years can be found in the following table:
Tax Year | Numbers in receipt of OSPP | Numbers in receipt of ASPP |
2013-14 | 205,700 | 2,100 |
2014-15 | 211,200 | 2,800 |
2015-16 | 214,500 | Not held |
2016-17 | 218,600 |
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Notes:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100 individuals
2014-15 figures onwards from HMRC Real Time Information
2013-14 figures estimated from a 10% sample of annual P14 returns to HMRC
ASPP is not available for children born after 5 April 2015
In 2015-16 tax year, those receiving ASPP for children born before 6 April 2015 cannot be distinguished from those claiming Shared Parental Pay within RTI data.
Some individuals could claim both OSPP and ASPP, so would appear in both columns above.
2017-18 figures not yet complete