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<p>The number of Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP)
claimants in the last five years can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax
Year</p></td><td><p>Number of SPP Claimants</p></td><td><p>Number of ShPP Claimants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>215,100</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>219,900</p></td><td><p>8,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>212,700</p></td><td><p>9,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>202,800</p></td><td><p>10,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li><p>Data collected using HMRC Real Time Information (RTI)
and extracted in May 2019. RTI is subject to revision or updates.</p></li><li><p>Figures
have been rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></li><li><p>In the 2015/16 tax year,
those receiving Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (ASPP) for children born before
6 April 2015 cannot be distinguished from those claiming ShPP within RTI data.</p></li></ol>
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