Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 23819

Statutory Sick Pay: Cancer

Tabled: 26 April 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024

Question

John McDonnell

LabourHayes and Harlington

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to increase statutory sick pay for people unable to work while living with cancer.

Answer

The Government has already increased the rate of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) this year, in April the rate of SSP was increased by the September 2023 CPI of 6.7% to £116.75. This represents a £20 per week increase in the rate of SSP since 2021. SSP is just on...

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