Social Security Benefits

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Main Social Security Benefits:

Weekly benefit  

2011/12

2010/11

Basic retirement pension - single person

£102.15

£97.65

  - married couple

£163.35

£156.15

Statutory pay rates – average weekly earnings £102 (£97) or over
Statutory Sick Pay

£81.60

£79.15

Statutory Maternity Pay

- First six weeks

90% of weekly earnings

- Next 33 weeks

£128.73*

£124.88*

Statutory Paternity Pay – two weeks

£128.73*

£124.88*

Statutory Adoption Pay – 39 weeks

£128.73*

£124.88*

* Or 90% of weekly earnings if lower.

Additional Paternity Pay and Leave may be available for a child due or adoptions matched on or after 3 April 2011.

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