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SSP weekly rate

123.25 GBP/week

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

If you’re eligible, you can get £123.25 a week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) or 80% of your normal weekly earnings - whichever is lower. It’s paid for up to 28 weeks.

key

uk/statutory-sick-pay/ssp-weekly-rate

value

123.25 GBP/week

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

118.75 GBP/week (2025-26) from 2025-04-06

scope

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

hash

sha256:4835daeef87bd5418636018a1a25e4cf4f91de78a5cadd7f2f4b55e15010c630

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

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

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  "label": "SSP weekly rate",
  "value": 123.25,
  "unit": "GBP/week",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-06",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay/what-youll-get",
  "quote": "If you’re eligible, you can get £123.25 a week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) or 80% of your normal weekly earnings - whichever is lower. It’s paid for up to 28 weeks.",
  "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": 118.75,
    "period": "2025-26",
    "effectiveFrom": "2025-04-06",
    "source": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-2027/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-2027"
  },
  "scope": "Great Britain employees (Northern Ireland runs its own SSP scheme)",
  "hash": "sha256:4835daeef87bd5418636018a1a25e4cf4f91de78a5cadd7f2f4b55e15010c630",
  "signature": {
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  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/statutory-sick-pay/ssp-weekly-rate",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay/what-youll-get"
  }
}