What is Statutory Sick Pay?
'''Statutory Sick Pay''' (SSP) is a [[Social security|Social Security]] benefit in the United Kingdom. It was started in 1983. <ref>{{Cite book|title=Sick Note|last=Millward|first=Gareth|publisher=OUP|year=2022|isbn=9780192865748|location=Oxford|pages=126}}</ref> It is paid by employers to their employees when they are off work because of sickness for more than 3 days at a time. It is £99.35 per week in 2023. It can be paid for up to 28 weeks. After that a sick person may get [[Employment and Support Allowance]]. It is not paid to: * Employees who are paid less than the [[National Insurance]] lower earnings limit - £123 for the 2022/23 tax year. * New employees who have not done any work under contract of employment. * Employees who get [[Maternity Allowance]] or [[Statutory Maternity Pay]] * Employees who had Social Security Benefits within the last 57 days. * Prisoners. * Employees on strike.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)|url=https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay|access-date=2023-01-26|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref> People may get [[Universal Credit]] at the same time. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Social security in the United Kingdom]]