Question follow-through · 14837

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) review and (b) consult on the rate of statutory sick pay in the Spring 2025 Spending Review.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
20 Nov 2024
Answer
25 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) review and (b) consult on the rate of statutory sick pay in the Spring 2025 Spending Review.

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is paid entirely by employers and so the rate is not subject to departmental spending decisions that will be made at the Spring 2025 Spending Review. The rate of SSP is reviewed as part of the annual uprating process. Subject to P...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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