Some Useful Rates
| Weekly Benefit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2012/13 | ||
| Basic Retirement Pension | |||
| Single person | £110.15 | £107.45 | |
| Couple | £176.15 | £171.85 | |
| Child Benefit | |||
| First eligible child | £20.30 | £20.30 | |
| Each subsequent child | £13.40 | £13.40 | |
| Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) | |||
| Average weekly earnings £109 or over (2012/13 £107) | £86.70 | £85.85 | |
| Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) | |||
| 90% of average weekly pay | First 6 weeks | First 6 weeks | |
| Lower of £136.78 (2012/13 £135.45) or 90% average weekly earnings | |||
| Minimum rate | £98.10 | £96.30 | |
| Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) | 39 weeks | 39 weeks | |
| Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)* | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | |
| Both SAP and SPP | |||
| Lower of £136.78 (2012/13 £135.45) or 90% average weekly earnings | |||
| Minimum rate | £98.10 | £96.30 | |
| *Additional statutory paternity pay (ASPP) may be available in certain circumstances. | |||
| Jobseekers Allowance | |||
| Single person | £71.70 | £71.00 | |
| Couple | £112.55 | £111.45 | |
| National Minimum Wage** | From 1 October 2013 | From 1 October 2012 | |
| 21 and over | £TBA | £6.19 p.h. | |
| 18 - 20 | £TBA | £4.98 p.h. | |
| 16 and 17 | £TBA | £3.68 p.h. | |
| Apprentices** | £TBA | £2.65 p.h. | |
**Rate applies to apprentices under 19, or those 19 and over in the first year of apprenticeship. |
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