Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is a Social Security benefit in the United Kingdom. It was started in 1983. [1] It is paid by employers to their employees when they are off work because of sickness for more than 3 days at a time. It is £99.35 per week in 2023. It can be paid for up to 28 weeks. After that a sick person may get Employment and Support Allowance.
It is not paid to:
People may get Universal Credit at the same time.