Statutory rates from April 2021

Statutory rates from April 2021

The Government has announced its proposed rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, parental bereavement and shared parental payments from April 2021. The 2021/22 rate is set to increase from £151.20 to £151.97 per week.

Additionally, the rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) is also set to increase from £95.85 to £96.35 per week. 

The NLW will increase from £8.72 to £8.91 in April 2021 and will be extended to 23 and 24-year-olds for the first time.