Statutory sick pay on £160 a week

Weekly SSP: £123.25.

How much statutory sick pay do you get earning £160 a week?

Weekly SSP£123.25
Total for this absence£123.25

Calculated using England & Wales statutory rules, checked against source on 5 September 2026.

How this was worked out
Average weekly earnings
£160.00
80% of average weekly earnings
£128.00
Statutory weekly rate
£123.25
Weekly SSP
£123.25The statutory rate is lower than 80% of your earnings, so the rate applies.
Daily rate
£24.65Weekly SSP divided by your 5 qualifying days.
Days paid
5SSP is payable from the first day of absence. There are no unpaid waiting days.

Change these figures in the Statutory sick pay calculator

Things that could change this figure

  • Statutory sick pay was restructured on 6 April 2026: payable from day one, no Lower Earnings Limit, and calculated as the lower of the weekly rate or 80% of average weekly earnings. Guidance published before that date describes the previous flat-rate model with three unpaid waiting days. Read the guide
  • SSP is divided across the days you normally work, so someone working three days a week receives a higher daily rate than someone working five. The weekly total is the same. Read the guide
  • Many employers operate a contractual sick pay scheme paying full or half pay for a period, with statutory sick pay underneath it. Check your contract before relying on the statutory figure. Read the guide

Sources

Please read

This is the statutory minimum. Your contract may provide more, and this tool does not check whether you qualify — that depends on your employment status and how your absence was notified.

The April 2026 changes are recent. If your employer is applying waiting days or an earnings threshold, point them to the GOV.UK page linked in the sources.

Weekly SSP: £123.25.

How much statutory sick pay do you get earning £160 a week?

Weekly SSP£123.25
Total for this absence£123.25

Calculated using England & Wales statutory rules, checked against source on 5 September 2026.

How this was worked out
Average weekly earnings
£160.00
80% of average weekly earnings
£128.00
Statutory weekly rate
£123.25
Weekly SSP
£123.25The statutory rate is lower than 80% of your earnings, so the rate applies.
Daily rate
£24.65Weekly SSP divided by your 5 qualifying days.
Days paid
5SSP is payable from the first day of absence. There are no unpaid waiting days.

Change these figures in the Statutory sick pay calculator

Things that could change this figure

  • Statutory sick pay was restructured on 6 April 2026: payable from day one, no Lower Earnings Limit, and calculated as the lower of the weekly rate or 80% of average weekly earnings. Guidance published before that date describes the previous flat-rate model with three unpaid waiting days. Read the guide
  • SSP is divided across the days you normally work, so someone working three days a week receives a higher daily rate than someone working five. The weekly total is the same. Read the guide
  • Many employers operate a contractual sick pay scheme paying full or half pay for a period, with statutory sick pay underneath it. Check your contract before relying on the statutory figure. Read the guide

Sources

Please read

This is the statutory minimum. Your contract may provide more, and this tool does not check whether you qualify — that depends on your employment status and how your absence was notified.

The April 2026 changes are recent. If your employer is applying waiting days or an earnings threshold, point them to the GOV.UK page linked in the sources.

Figures on this page are checked against primary sources and dated. They are not legal, tax or financial advice.

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Nathan Cole

I write the guides on HoursHQ and check every statutory figure against GOV.UK, Acas and the legislation itself before it goes live. Where the law is genuinely unclear, I say so rather than guessing.