{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/589945.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":589945,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Increase Statutory Maternity Pay & Maternity Allowance to full time living wage","background":"Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is at £151. 20 a week, which is not enough to meet the cost of life in the UK , especially not london let alone the added cost of a baby. This financial vulnerability puts mothers and children at risk of abuse amd illness.","additional_details":"The early years are a vulnerable time when children’s experiences and environments can negatively influence their development. \r\n\r\nGrowing up in poverty has a long lasting impact on children's development, school attainment and health. Children in more deprived areas are more likely to face a serious illness during childhood and to have a long-term disability. The current SMP puts an added strain on families and leaves single mothers in disasterous situations.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":12,"created_at":"2021-06-26T08:52:56.022Z","updated_at":"2021-07-01T07:58:27.599Z","rejected_at":"2021-07-01T07:58:26.885Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-06-26T14:21:25.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.\r\n\r\nWe understand that you want Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance to be increased, but we're not sure how much you want it to be increased by, as there is no set definition of a full-time living wage. The Government sets national minimum wages, but these only apply to hourly wages.\r\n\r\nYou could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.\r\n\r\nWe have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:\r\n\r\nEnhance maternity leave to be at full pay for 6 months: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/573965\r\n\r\nIncrease Maternity/Shared Parental pay in line with National Living Wage: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/583847"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}