The government has announced proposed increases to statutory benefit payments as follows:
- Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and parental bereavement pay and maternity allowance will all increase from £156.66 per week to £172.48 per week.
- Statutory sick pay will increase from £99.35 to £109.40 per week.
The increases will take place from April 2023.
Operative date
- April 2023
Recommendation
- Employers should budget and plan for the increases.
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