Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 89734
Statutory Sick Pay: Small Businesses
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to provide targeted support for small employers to help meet the cost of day-one Statutory Sick Pay.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonStrengthening 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. The Government believes that removing the waiting period is essential to ensure employees ...
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