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Main State Social Security Benefits
| Weekly Benefit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 2018-19 | ||
| Basic Retirement Pension | Single person | £129.20 | £125.95 |
| Married couple | £206.65 | £201.45 | |
| New State Pension (for those reaching state retirement age after 5 April 2016) | £168.60 | £164.35 | |
| Pension Credit | Single person | £167.25 | 163.00 |
| Married couple | £255.25 | 248.80 | |
| Statutory Pay Rates - Average weekly earnings | £165.20 | £116.31 | |
| Statutory Sick Pay | £94.25 | £92.05 | |
| Statutory Maternity Pay | First six weeks - % of weekly earnings | 90% | 90% |
| Next 33 weeks | £148.68* | £145.18* | |
| Statutory Paternity Pay | 2 weeks | £148.68* | £145.18* |
| Statutory Shared Paternity Pay | Maximum of 26 weeks can be taken by the father | £148.68* | £145.18* |
| Statutory Adoption Pay | First six weeks - % of weekly earnings | 90% | 90% |
| 39 weeks | £148.68* | £145.18* | |
Notes
- Statutory maternity leave is 52 weeks of which 39 are paid. However you do not have to take all 52 weeks but you must have a minimum of 2 weeks (4 weeks if you work in a factory).
- The 52 weeks can be shared between the parents. The father can take blocks of leave with periods of work in between. A total of 26 weeks can be taken as paid leave by the father.
- The father can still take 2 weeks paternity leave without sharing any of the 52 week maternity leave.
- * or 90% of weekly earnings whichever is the lower.
- You can check your state pension age here.
- If you want to see what your state pension forecast amount is click here.
- To get your full state pension you require 30 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions and credits. If you are short of years you can make voluntary payments to make sure the last 6 years are full years. You can check how many qualifying years you have here.
Statutory Sick Pay - Daily Rates
| 2019-20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrounded Daily Rates |
No. of QD's in week |
1 Day to pay |
2 Days to pay |
3 Days to pay |
4 Days to pay |
5 Days to pay |
6 Days to pay |
7 Days to pay |
| £13.4642 | 7 | £13.47 | £26.93 | £40.40 | £53.86 | £67.33 | £80.79 | £94.25 |
| £15.7083 | 6 | £15.71 | £31.42 | £47.13 | £62.84 | £78.55 | £94.25 | |
| £18.8500 | 5 | £18.85 | £37.70 | £56.55 | £75.40 | £94.25 | ||
| £23.5625 | 4 | £23.57 | £47.13 | £70.69 | £94.25 | |||
| £31.4166 | 3 | £31.42 | £62.84 | £94.25 | ||||
| £47.1250 | 2 | £47.13 | £94.25 | |||||
| £94.2500 | 1 | £94.25 | ||||||
| 2018-19 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrounded Daily Rates |
No. of QD's in week |
1 Day to pay |
2 Days to pay |
3 Days to pay |
4 Days to pay |
5 Days to pay |
6 Days to pay |
7 Days to pay |
| £13.1500 | 7 | £13.15 | £26.30 | £39.45 | £52.60 | £65.75 | £78.90 | £92.05 |
| £15.3416 | 6 | £15.35 | £30.69 | £46.03 | £61.37 | £76.71 | £92.05 | |
| £18.4100 | 5 | £18.41 | £36.82 | £55.23 | £73.64 | £92.05 | ||
| £23.0125 | 4 | £23.02 | £46.03 | £69.04 | £92.05 | |||
| £30.6833 | 3 | £30.69 | £61.37 | £92.05 | ||||
| £46.0250 | 2 | £46.03 | £92.05 | |||||
| £92.0500 | 1 | £92.05 | ||||||
| Employers proportion of SMP/OSPP/ASPP/SAP payments recoverable from HMRC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 2018-19 | ||
| If your total Class 1 NICs (both employee and employer contributions) in the previous tax year were: | Above £45,000 | 92% | 92% |
| Below £45,000 | 103% | 103% | |
Student Loan Repayments
Student Loan Recovery - Plan 1
This plan is for students in Scotland or Northern Ireland or students who received EU Funding at any time in Scotland and Northern Ireland or before 1st September 2012 and lived in England or Wales.
| Student Loan Recovery - Plan 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 2018-19 | |
| Per Year | £18,935.00 | £18,330.00 |
| Per Month | £1,577.91 | £1,527.50 |
| Per Week | £364.13 | £352.50 |
| Rate of Student Loan Deduction | 9% | 9% |
Student Loan Recovery - Plan 2
This plan is for students who took out their loan on or after 1st September 2012 and lived in England or Wales or received EU Funding and lived in England or Wales. Also, if you lived in England or Wales and took an advanced learner loan for a further education course.
| Student Loan Recovery - Plan 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 2018-19 | |
| Per Year | £25,725.00 | £25,000.00 |
| Per Month | £2,143.75 | £2,083.00 |
| Per Week | £494.71 | £480.00 |
| Rate of Student Loan Deduction | 9% | 9% |
Employee Earning Thresholds for Post-Graduate Loans
| Employee Earning Thresholds Post-Graduate Loans |
|
|---|---|
| 2019-20 | |
| Per Year | £21,000.00 |
| Per Month | £1,750.00 |
| Per Week | £403.84 |
| % | 6% |
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