§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what rate of statutory sick pay was payable to a person previously earning(a) half average earnings, (b)
Date Average earnings1 Statutory sick pay2payable on average earnings of Statutory sick pay as a percentage of earnings of (a) 50 per cent. (b) 100 per cent. (c)150 per cent. (a) 50 per cent. (b)100 per cent. (c)150 per cent. April 1983 £147.40 £40.25 £40.25 £40.25 54.6 27.3 18.2 April 1984 £159.30 £42.25 £42.25 £42.25 53.0 26.5 17.7 April 1985 £171.00 £44.35 £44.35 £44.35 51.9 25.9 17.3 April 1986 £184.70 £46.75 £46.75 £46.75 50.6 25.3 16.9 April 1987 £198.90 £47.20 £47.20 £47.20 47.5 23.7 15.8 April 1988 £218.40 £49.20 £49.20 £49.20 45.1 22.5 15.0 April 1989 £239.70 £52.10 £52.10 £52.10 43.5 21.7 14.5 April 1990 £263.10 £52.50 £52.50 £52.50 39.9 20.0 13.3 April 1991 £284.70 £43.50 £52.50 £52.50 30.6 18.4 12.3 Note: 1 Earnings shown are the average for all full-time adult employees. Figures for average earnings from April 1992 are not yet available. 2 The majority of SSP recipients get occupational sick pay in addition to SSP when they are sick. In many cases this brings the total payment received up to full pay.