| answer text |
<p>Information provided by employers to HM Revenue and Customs show the number of
individuals in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP). This data provides
a broad indication of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) take-up but does not include anyone
taking unpaid Shared Parental Leave.</p><p>Table 1: Individuals in receipt of ShPP
by gender, 2015/16 to 2021/22</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year (April
to March)</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>No. of individuals in receipt of ShPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women</p></td><td><p>Men</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>5,100</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td><td><p>8,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>7,500</p></td><td><p>9,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>8,500</p></td><td><p>10,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>9,900</p></td><td><p>12,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>8,600</p></td><td><p>11,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td><td><p>9,800</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li><em>Figures
are rounded to the nearest hundred.</em></li><li><em>Figures are based on the total
number of individuals in a given year, irrespective of when the payment first started.
Some individuals will be counted across two years.</em></li><li><em>For 2015-16, those
receiving Additional Statutory Paternity Pay cannot be distinguished from those claiming
ShPP.</em></li></ol><p> </p>
|
|
