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Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rate 2025-26

Legislation

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rate 2025-26

Date

Effective 6 April 2025

Summary

SSP 2025-26

The same weekly SSP rate applies to all employees. However, the amount you must actually pay an employee for each day they’re off work due to illness (the daily rate) depends on the number of ‘qualifying days’ they work each week.

These rates apply from 6 April 2025.

 

Unrounded daily ratesNumber of qualifying days in week1 day to pay2 days to pay3 days to pay4 days to pay5 days to pay6 days to pay7 days to pay
16.9642716.9733.9350.9067.8684.83101.79118.75
19.7916619.8039.5959.3879.1798.96118.75 -
23.75523.7547.5071.2595.00118.75 - -
29.6875429.6959.3889.07118.75 - - -
39.5833339.5979.17118.75 - - - -
59.375259.38118.75 - - - - -
118.751118.75 - - - - - -
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