Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 84126
Statutory Sick Pay
Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025
Question
Perran Moon
Labour — Camborne and Redruth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to monitor the potential impact of the April 2025 Statutory Sick Pay reforms on low-paid workers.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThere were no reforms to Statutory Sick Pay in April 2025 other than annual uprating. From April 2026, we will be removing the Lower Earnings Limit as an entitlement criterion for Statutory Sick Pay and removing the waiting period. This means Statutory Si...
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