Price one sick absence under the 6 April 2026 SSP rules
Prices one absence and a year of absences under the 6 April 2026 statutory sick pay rules, and shows the gap against the old three-waiting-day rule.
| SSP weekly rate now payable | — | £/week |
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| SSP per qualifying day | — | £/day |
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| Days paid under the old rule | — | days |
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| Days paid from 6 April 2026 | — | days |
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| Cost of this absence now | — | £ |
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| Extra cost vs the old rule | — | £ |
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| Extra SSP cost per year | — | £ |
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Day-one payment
Pays every qualifying day of the absence, because the three unpaid waiting days were abolished on 6 April 2026.
No lower earnings limit
Keeps staff under the old £125-a-week lower earnings limit in the calculation, since that qualifying gate was removed.
80% of earnings cap
Pays the lower of 80% of average weekly earnings or the £123.25 flat rate, which is how low earners are now paid.
Gap against the old rule
Shows the same absence priced under the pre-April-2026 rule so the extra cost per absence is visible as a number.
Annual exposure
Multiplies the per-absence gap by absences per employee per year and headcount to give the yearly budget line.
28-week cap
Stops the count at the 28-week statutory maximum so a long absence is not over-costed.