SSP per day for 1 to 7 qualifying days a week, rounded up to the penny like HMRC
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026.The daily rate of Statutory Sick Pay is the weekly rate divided by the qualifying days you normally work. At the standard £123.25 a week that is £24.65 a day for a 5-day week and £17.6071 for a 7-day week, and HMRC rounds the amount to pay up to the next penny.
2026-27 · Rates and rules read from the sources listed on this page (the earliest on 16 Oct 2026); they may have changed since.
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Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is the minimum an employer must pay an employee who is too ill to work. This page works it out the way GOV.UK and HMRC describe it for the 2026-27 tax year.
The weekly rate. SSP is £123.25 a week or 80% of your average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. Average weekly earnings are your pay before tax over the 8 weeks before the first full day of sickness. On £145 a week, 80% is £116, so £116 is your rate. From £154.07 a week upwards the flat £123.25 applies.
Qualifying days and the daily rate. SSP is paid only for the days you normally work, called qualifying days. A full week off is paid at the weekly rate. A part week is paid at the daily rate, which is the weekly rate divided by your qualifying days, and HMRC rounds the amount up to the next penny. The Daily amounts tab shows the same table HMRC publishes.
The rest of the article, and all 6 questions about UK Statutory Sick Pay Calculator, are on the UK Statutory Sick Pay Calculator page.
From 6 April 2026 SSP is £123.25 a week or 80% of your average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. Someone earning £145 a week gets £116 a week; anyone earning more than about £154 a week gets the flat £123.25. Tax and National Insurance come off it like wages.
Divide the weekly rate by the number of qualifying days you normally work in a week, then multiply by the qualifying days you are off sick. HMRC rounds the amount up to the next penny, so 2 days at £123.25 over a 7-day week is £35.22.
GOV.UK's pages for 2026-27 say SSP is paid for all the full days you are off sick that you would normally have worked, from the first day of illness. No waiting days and no minimum earnings appear on them, so this calculator pays from day one.
Yes, if your contract has a company sick pay scheme, sometimes called occupational sick pay. Your employer cannot pay less than SSP, and company sick pay counts towards it. This calculator shows the statutory minimum only.
Rates and rules change; check the source before you rely on a figure.
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