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UK Statutory Sick Pay Checker · 2026

What sick pay are you entitled to?

Being off sick is stressful enough without confusing rules. Check your Statutory Sick Pay under the new April 2026 system in seconds.

✦ Updated for the April 2026 reforms — paid from day one
SSP is for employees. If you're genuinely self-employed you generally can't get SSP (you may be able to claim other support).
Yes, an employee
No / self-employed
Roughly your average weekly earnings. Since April 2026 there's no minimum — but your SSP is capped at 80% of this if that's less than the flat rate.
£
Enter a number of weeks (up to 28). SSP is now paid from your first day off.
Your Statutory Sick Pay
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How we worked it out

What changed in April 2026: SSP is now paid from the first day of sickness (the old 3 waiting days are gone), and the minimum earnings threshold has been removed — so low earners qualify too. The most you can get is the flat weekly rate or 80% of your normal pay, whichever is lower.
Your employer may pay more. Many workplaces offer company (occupational) sick pay that's higher than SSP — check your contract. SSP is the legal minimum, paid for up to 28 weeks.

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Estimate based on UK Statutory Sick Pay rules in force from 6 April 2026 (flat rate £123.25/week or 80% of normal weekly earnings, whichever is lower; paid from day one; up to 28 weeks). General information, not legal or financial advice, and it doesn't cover every situation. Check gov.uk or ACAS for your circumstances. Nothing you enter is stored.
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