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Statutory Sick Pay

Inquiry

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is the basic minimum statutory payment an employee is entitled to for periods where they are unable to work because of illness. A person is eligible for SSP from the fourth day they are off sick. To be eligible for SSP a person must be classed as an employee and earn an average of at least £123 per week (the lower earnings limit). 

In 2019, the Government published Health is everyone’s business, a consultation on proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss.

In July 2021 the Government published its consultation outcome which concluded that the consultation posed “important questions on the future of SSP which require further consideration” and it was “not the right time to introduce changes to the sick pay system”.

The Work and Pensions Select Committee is conducting an inquiry looking into the current effectiveness of SSP in supporting claimants and if SSP should be reformed to better enable a recipient’s recovery and return to work.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 8 December 2023.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Fourth Report - Statutory Sick Pay
Inquiry Statutory Sick Pay
HC 148
Report
Large Print - Statutory Sick Pay
Inquiry Statutory Sick Pay
HC 148
Report
Correspondence with Minister for Employment relating to Statutory Sick Pay
Inquiry Statutory Sick Pay
Correspondence

Oral evidence transcripts

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Written evidence

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Other publications

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  • Email: workpencom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8976 | 020 7219 1679 (Media)
  • Address: Work and Pensions Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA