Statutory payment rates for 2027/28 confirmed with 3.5% rise
Statutory payment rates for 2027/28 confirmed with 3.5% rise
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the weekly rates for statutory payments that will apply from April 2027. Most of the increases are set at 3.5%, in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate of inflation for the year to September 2026.
The figures form part of the wider annual benefit and pension rates for 2027 to 2028, set out in a written ministerial statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 28 October 2026 and published by the DWP on 11 November 2026.
Official DWP confirmation:
Benefit and pension rates: 2027 to 2028
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
| Rates 2026 to 2027 (£) | Rates 2027 to 2028 (£) | |
| Standard weekly rate | 123.25 | 127.55 |
The SSP rate is expected to take effect from the start of the 2027/28 tax year (Tuesday 6 April 2027).
SSP daily rates table (full weekly rate of £127.55)
SSP is paid only for qualifying days (the days an employee normally works). The daily rate is the weekly rate divided by the number of qualifying days in the week. Any fraction of a penny is rounded up. The table below shows the amount payable for each combination of qualifying days and days off sick.
| Qualifying days in week | Unrounded daily rate | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days | 4 days | 5 days | 6 days | 7 days |
| 7 | £18.2214 | £18.23 | £36.45 | £54.67 | £72.89 | £91.11 | £109.33 | £127.55 |
| 6 | £21.2583 | £21.26 | £42.52 | £63.78 | £85.04 | £106.30 | £127.55 | – |
| 5 | £25.5100 | £25.51 | £51.02 | £76.53 | £102.04 | £127.55 | – | – |
| 4 | £31.8875 | £31.89 | £63.78 | £95.67 | £127.55 | – | – | – |
| 3 | £42.5167 | £42.52 | £85.04 | £127.55 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | £63.7750 | £63.78 | £127.55 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | £127.5500 | £127.55 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: These figures apply to employees receiving the full standard rate. Where 80% of average weekly earnings is lower than £127.55, divide that lower weekly amount by the number of qualifying days (rounding any fraction of a penny up) and apply the same method.
Statutory Parental Payments
The standard rates and lower earnings limits for the main statutory parental payments will also rise. These include Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay, Statutory Neonatal Care Pay and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay.
| Rates 2026 to 2027 (£) | Rates 2027 to 2028 (£) | |
| Earnings threshold | 129.00 | 133.00 |
| Standard weekly rate | 194.32 | 201.11 |
As in previous years, the standard rate is paid after the higher initial rate (90% of average weekly earnings for the first six weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay). The precise start date for parental payments in 2027 is expected to be around the first Sunday in April, though final alignment details are still being confirmed.
Broader context
Inflation-linked benefits and tax credits will rise by 3.5% from April 2027. The State Pension is increasing by a higher 3.9% under the triple lock, reflecting average earnings growth. The new rates are due to apply mainly from 12 April 2027.
Employers and payroll providers are advised to update systems in advance of the new tax year. The official DWP publication of the 2027–28 benefit and pension rates is available on GOV.UK:
(Rates confirmed as of 11–12 November 2026. Always check the latest official DWP or HMRC guidance before applying them.)