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Summary:
This is not the place to discuss the philosophy of the legislation, but it has been held that maternity benefits are for the benefit of the health of the mother while parental benefits are for the benefit of the child: they allow the child to get used to the parent caring for her/him.
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| parental benefits |
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Summary:
Claimant disputes the fact of receiving only 10 weeks of benefits for an adopted child as compared to 15 for a natural child. This is a matter for Parliament which has already considered and dealt with part of the issue in the 18-11-90 amendments. Only Parliament can extend parental benefits to 15 weeks.
