Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
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.
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.