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Statutory parental and SSP payments 2020
The weekly rates that will apply from 5 April 2020 to statutory maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and statutory sick pay are as follows:
| Weekly rate/limit from April 2020 |
Statutory maternity pay, maternity allowance, paternity pay, shared parental pay and adoption pay | £151.20 (or 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings if this figure is less than the statutory rate) |
Statutory sick pay (SSP | £95.85 |
Earnings threshold (lower earnings limit) | £120 per week |
To be entitled to these statutory payments, the employee’s average earnings must be equal to or more than the lower earnings limit.