Petition · past parliament
Grant full time students access to a Maternity Allowance
Closed
24 signatures
What the petition asks
Many full time students who fall pregnant or give birth during their studies, are unable to access statutory maternity pay or allowance. These are one of the few groups of women who are missing out on their maternity rights. Let’s give full time students access to maternity allowance.
The lack of access occurs when a student hasn’t worked in the qualifying period - you can see how that works here (see maternity allowance and statutory maternity pay):
https://www.staffsunion.com/advice/money/financeguides/parents/
We suggest full time students should automatically have access to maternity allowance or that a special allowance be drawn up to accommodate these cases that provides equivalent support.
https://www.staffsunion.com/advice/money/financeguides/parents/
We suggest full time students should automatically have access to maternity allowance or that a special allowance be drawn up to accommodate these cases that provides equivalent support.
Timeline
| 19 Nov 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 May 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
24
Status
Closed
Opened
19 Nov 2018
Closed
19 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.