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Equalise maternity allowance with statutory pay & don’t reduce Universal Credit

Submitted by Kayleigh Louise Didwell on Saturday 30th August 2025

Published on Wednesday 24th September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 24th March 2026

Signatures: 60

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Tagged with

Adopt ~ Adoption ~ Allowance ~ Busy ~ Ensure ~ Families ~ Maternity ~ Mothers ~ Paternity ~ Self-employed mothers ~ system ~ Universal Credit ~ Universities ~ vulnerability

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 60 signatures in total, with signatories from 49 constituencies. That makes it the 27,076th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 17% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 6% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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