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Petition · past parliament

Introduce statutory maternity/paternity pay for UK PhD students

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

PhD students are not currently entitled to Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance due to their lack of employment status, relying on voluntary contributions from their institution or research body. Every PhD student should be entitled to receiving the same support and support should exist.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Grant full time students access to a Maternity Allowance

Timeline

8 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Jan 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.