Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 17889

Statutory Sick Pay

Tabled: 10 July 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Alison Griffiths

Conservative — Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate the Department has made of the additional annual cost to employers arising from the removal of the Statutory Sick Pay waiting period and Lower Earnings Limit, broken down by (a) business s

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is part of the Government’s Plan to Make Work Pay ensuring the safety net of sick pay is available to those who need it most. Widening eligibility to the up to 1.3m employees who were previously not entitled to SSP, ...

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