| |
Weekly Benefit |
| |
£ |
| Basic Retirement Pension |
|
| Single person |
£97.65 |
| Couple |
£156.15 |
Pension Credit
Standard Minimum Guarantee |
|
| Single person |
£132.60 |
| Couple |
£202.40 |
| Child Benefit |
|
|
| First eligible child |
£20.30 |
| Each subsequent child |
£13.40 |
| Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Qualification
Average weekly earnings (AWE) £97 or over |
| Sick (SSP) The standard rate
is £79.15 per week for up to 28 weeks |
| Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
Adoption (SAP) and Paternity (SPP) paid at the lower
of £124.88 or 90% of AWE apart from first 6 weeks of SMP which
is paid at 90% of AWE. SMP and SAP are
payable for up to 39 weeks. SPP is payable
for up to 2 weeks. |
| Jobseekers Allowance |
|
|
| Single person |
£65.45 |
| Couple |
£102.75 |
| National Minimum Wage |
From 1 October 2010 |
From 1 October 2009 |
| |
Over 22 |
main rate applies to 21 and over and is £5.93 p.h. |
£5.80 p.h. |
| 18 - 21 |
£4.83p.h. |
| 16 and 17 |
£3.57 p.h. |
