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:

• Employees who are paid less than the National Insurance lower earnings limit - £123 for the 2022/23 tax year.
• New employees who have not done any work under contract of employment.
• Employees who get Maternity Allowance or Statutory Maternity Pay
• Employees who had Social Security Benefits within the last 57 days.
• Prisoners.
• Employees on strike.^[2]

People may get Universal Credit at the same time.