UK Statutory Sick Pay Calculator

Your weekly SSP is the lower of the flat weekly rate (£123.25) and 80% of your normal weekly earnings, which your employer averages over an 8-week period. The daily rate is that weekly figure divided by the days you normally work each week, and you are paid it for every full day off sick that you would normally have worked, for up to 28 weeks.

Up to £123.25 per week under current rules. If 80% of your average weekly earnings is less than £123.25, you get the 80% figure instead. For example, on average weekly earnings of £100 your SSP is £80 per week. Employers with an occupational sick pay scheme can pay more, but never less than the statutory amount.

Under current rules SSP is paid for all the full days you are off sick that you normally would have worked, starting from the first of those days. You qualify once you have been ill for at least one full working day and you tell your employer before their deadline (or within 7 days if they have not set one).

Your employer pays SSP for up to 28 weeks in a period of entitlement. Sickness periods that are 8 weeks or less apart are linked and count together; entitlement ends if a continuous series of linked periods lasts more than 3 years.

Only for longer absences: you need a fit note from a healthcare professional if you are off work sick for more than 7 days in a row, counting non-working days. For 7 days or fewer, you can self-certify.

You must be classed as an employee, have done some work for your employer, and have been ill for at least one full working day. You cannot get SSP if you have already received the 28-week maximum, or while you are getting Statutory Maternity Pay. Agency workers may also be entitled to SSP.

Yes. Many employers run occupational or contractual sick pay schemes that pay more than the statutory minimum, often full pay for a set number of weeks. Your contract or staff handbook sets those terms; SSP is the legal floor, and you cannot get less than the statutory amount.