Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 23818
Statutory Sick Pay
Tabled: 26 April 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024
Question
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to remove the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay.
Answer
Since 2019 over 500,000 more people now earn above the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) and can therefore benefit from Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). However, now is not the right time for structural reform of SSP, which includes removing the LEL. SSP is just one pa...
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