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Legislation sets out new rates of SMP, SSP etc applicable from April 2015 (News, 20 January 2015)

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Published on: 20 January 2015

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Under the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Order 2015 (1) the rates for Statutory Maternity Pay, Ordinary and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay and Statutory Shared Parental Pay will all increase to £139.58 per week with effect from 5 April 2015, (2) the rate for Maternity Allowance will increase to £139.58 per week with effect from 6 April 2015, and (3) the rate for Statutory Sick Pay will increase to £88.45 per week with effect from 6 April 2015.

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