Increase in SMP from 5th April 2009
Hi all,
I just wanted to let you all know that SMP is increasing! I got this information from my DH and off the Direct.gov.uk website. It's not much but I'm grateful for anything extra as DH and I both work full time and earn over ??60 between us so not entitled to much else. Hope this helps some of you!
BabyChicken26
28+5
How much SMP you will get
If you get SMP, your employer will pay you 90 per cent of your average weekly earnings for the first six weeks, then up to ??117.18 (??123.06 from 5 April 2009) for the remaining 33 weeks. You pay tax and National Insurance in the same way as on your regular wages. Your employer reclaims the majority of SMP from their National Insurance contributions and other payments. To qualify for SMP you must pay tax and National Insurance as an employee (or would pay if you earned enough or are old enough).
I just wanted to let you all know that SMP is increasing! I got this information from my DH and off the Direct.gov.uk website. It's not much but I'm grateful for anything extra as DH and I both work full time and earn over ??60 between us so not entitled to much else. Hope this helps some of you!
BabyChicken26
28+5
How much SMP you will get
If you get SMP, your employer will pay you 90 per cent of your average weekly earnings for the first six weeks, then up to ??117.18 (??123.06 from 5 April 2009) for the remaining 33 weeks. You pay tax and National Insurance in the same way as on your regular wages. Your employer reclaims the majority of SMP from their National Insurance contributions and other payments. To qualify for SMP you must pay tax and National Insurance as an employee (or would pay if you earned enough or are old enough).
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like others say it's only ??20 a month extra but better than a kick in the teeth!
Upsy_daisy - I couldn't find anything about Pat leave so would assume this will be staying the same.
BabyChicken26
Statutory Maternity Pay
10. In regulation 6 of the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 1986(37) (prescribed rate of statutory maternity pay) for ?????????117.18??????? substitute ?????????123.06???????.
Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay
11. In the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Weekly Rates) Regulations 2002(38)????????
(a) in regulation 2(a) (weekly rate of payment of statutory paternity pay) for ?????????117.18??????? substitute ?????????123.06???????; and
(b) in regulation 3(a) (weekly rate of payment of statutory adoption pay) for ?????????117.18??????? substitute ?????????123.06???????.
so looks like pat pay is going up as well! good good! x
thanks for posting this though
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Amazing as these people all had/have mums, would they have wanted them to go without any money and struggle?!