Question about SSP

[NotSoSkinnyNow]

Gov.uk website says that SSP is £99.35 per week, and you cannot be paid less than that but your employer can top it up. But it is not clear if it is paid pro-rata if you work part time hours.

Can anyone clarify this please?

I earn approx £140 pw in my employed job, so enough to be entitled to SSP when needed(also do some self employed work in another role, which has no ssp entitlement).

I was really unwell with covid and off for 3 weeks. Just got my payslip and employers have given me a pro-rata rate of £36 per week for that period. Does that sound right? Any advice would be appreciated.

I think I've figured it out.... I work term time only, so I guess if my wages are averaged over 52 weeks rather than 40, I don't earn enough to be entitled to SSP at all 😭

Anybody know if this is correct?

Hopeful bump for the folks who were not up all night worrying 😉

I didn’t think that part time workers received SSP pro rata. As long as you meet qualifying criteria, ie Earn more than £123 a week and
have been off work with illness for four consecutive days or more, then you should received SSP of £99.35 pw.
That’s my understanding anyway. Hope it’s correct for you 🤞

SSP shouldn't be pro rata'd so I'd query that. Either you are eligible for it or you are not. If you aren't they should give you an SSP1 form to explain why they don't think you are eligible.

This is from Which website:

Do part-time workers get statutory sick pay?
Yes, if you work part-time, you're still entitled to SSP. Provided you meet the criteria of earning at least £116 a week, you should get the full amount of SSP, not a pro-rata amount based on your part-time work.
This also applies to casual staff, agency workers, temps and people on a fixed-term contract.

The earnings figure is obviously out of date.