12 months paid parental leave per parent

Headline figure

Doubling paid parental leave to 12 months per parent ≈ €800m/yr.

Attribution & links

Origin

Manifesto

Owner

People Before Profit

Policy area

Children And Youth

Underwrites commitment

Provide 12 months' paid leave for each parent

First stated

2024-11-14

Last reviewed

2026-05-23

Verification

Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.

Verified against People Before Profit GE2024 Manifesto, p.18: "Introduce 12 months' paid leave for each parent in the first two years of a child's life."

Evidence & sources

Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.