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SSP paid from

first day of sickness rule

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

You’ll be paid SSP for all the full days you’re off sick that you normally would have worked. (Employer guide: SSP is paid “for each day they’re off work from the first day of illness”.)

key

uk/statutory-sick-pay/ssp-paid-from

value

first day of sickness rule

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-06 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay/what-youll-get

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

fourth qualifying day (first 3 days unpaid) rule (2025-26) from 2025-04-06

scope

Great Britain employees (Northern Ireland runs its own SSP scheme)

hash

sha256:a00901eacee0a889dbce610f9f288a473e7becf71499d5858c8ad4ba50659f7c

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

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

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  "label": "SSP paid from",
  "value": "first day of sickness",
  "unit": "rule",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-06",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay/what-youll-get",
  "quote": "You’ll be paid SSP for all the full days you’re off sick that you normally would have worked. (Employer guide: SSP is paid “for each day they’re off work from the first day of illness”.)",
  "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": "fourth qualifying day (first 3 days unpaid)",
    "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:a00901eacee0a889dbce610f9f288a473e7becf71499d5858c8ad4ba50659f7c",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/statutory-sick-pay/ssp-paid-from",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay/what-youll-get"
  }
}