Statutory Sick Pay: percentage of weekly earnings

The share of normal weekly earnings that caps Statutory Sick Pay for lower earners: SSP is the lower of the flat weekly rate and this percentage.

80%of average weekly earnings

Corroborated Act of Parliament Great Britain in force since 2026-04-06

Checked against its sources: statute verified 2026-09-21·guidance verified 2026-09-21

Scope: New from 6 April 2026: the Employment Rights Act 2025 s.11 substituted s.157(1) so that SSP is the lower of the flat rate and 80% of normal weekly earnings, alongside the removal of the lower-earnings-limit condition. s.157(2) lets the Secretary of State amend subsection (1) by order, so the percentage can move without primary legislation and is re-probed nightly. The flat amount is Statutory Sick Pay: weekly rate.

Current sources

Source A · LegislationSocial Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, c. 4 s. 157(1)(b) as substituted by the Employment Rights Act 2025 ("The weekly rate of statutory sick pay that an employer must pay to an employee is the lower of— (a) £123.25, and (b) 80% of the employee's normal weekly earnings")

retrieved 2026-09-08

Source B · Official guidancehttps://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay ("you can get £123.25 a week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) or 80% of your normal weekly earnings - whichever is lower")

retrieved 2026-07-29

History

Value	From	To	Status	Sources
80%	2026-04-06	—	Corroborated	Legislation: Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, c. 4 s. 157(1)(b) as substituted by the Employment Rights Act 2025 ("The weekly rate of statutory sick pay that an employer must pay to an employee is the lower of— (a) £123.25, and (b) 80% of the employee's normal weekly earnings") retrieved 2026-09-08 Official guidance: https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay ("you can get £123.25 a week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) or 80% of your normal weekly earnings - whichever is lower") retrieved 2026-07-29

Receipt

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Compiler's notes

An act carry: s.157(1)(b) states the percentage and the only touching amendment is the 6.4.2026 substitution that put it there — provenance by an Act, on the value's own start date.