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SSP amount rule

the lower of £123.25 a week or 80% of normal weekly earnings rule

2026-27, from 2026-04-06 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-06

The weekly rate of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for 2026 to 2027 is £123.25 or 80% of the employee’s average weekly earnings, whichever is lower.
key
uk/statutory-sick-pay/ssp-amount-rule
value
the lower of £123.25 a week or 80% of normal weekly earnings rule
period
2026-27
effective
2026-04-06 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-06)
next expected change
2027-04-06 (annual: a fixed day each year)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
previous
flat £118.75 a week; employee had to earn an average of at least £125 a week rule (2025-26) from 2025-04-06
scope
Great Britain employees (Northern Ireland runs its own SSP scheme)
hash
sha256:e4d211f991c7463c384414d160075ec8a78f3e4e2628b9478e0fddcd9ad1ebcd
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/statutory-sick-pay/ssp-amount-rule?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/statutory-sick-pay/ssp-amount-rule

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  "key": "uk/statutory-sick-pay/ssp-amount-rule",
  "label": "SSP amount rule",
  "value": "the lower of £123.25 a week or 80% of normal weekly earnings",
  "unit": "rule",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-06",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027",
  "quote": "The weekly rate of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for 2026 to 2027 is £123.25 or 80% of the employee’s average weekly earnings, whichever is lower.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-06",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-06",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
    "value": "flat £118.75 a week; employee had to earn an average of at least £125 a week",
    "period": "2025-26",
    "effectiveFrom": "2025-04-06",
    "source": "https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250703214005/https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay/what-youll-get"
  },
  "scope": "Great Britain employees (Northern Ireland runs its own SSP scheme)",
  "hash": "sha256:e4d211f991c7463c384414d160075ec8a78f3e4e2628b9478e0fddcd9ad1ebcd",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/statutory-sick-pay/ssp-amount-rule",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027"
  }
}