smp question

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hi ladies ,

i have a question hope someone can help, im due 14th june 11 and my qualifying week is 27th feb to 5th march. I get my monthly pay paid on 22nd feb, but get my yearly bonus paid on 28th feb , so separate pay roll runs , im hoping my bonus is taken as its in the qualifying week to work out my calculation do they add these two amounts together? . does anyone now how this works? thanks a lot lorraine

Yes you will receive your bonus during the qualifying period so it will be included - doesn't matter if you also get paid on another date in the same month. Your pay during the whole of the qualifying period will be averaged out to calculate your SMP.

Thx Flowery good news, been reading up so much about it and its not very clear on dwp website. thanks for your reply. Lorraine