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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019 4 March 2019
Further to the proposed statutory payment rates for 2019-20, The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019 has been published, due to come into force in April 2019.
Geographical extent – This Order applies to England, Wales and Scotland (exception article 3).
The statutory pay rate increases are the same as those proposed in November by the Department for Work and Pensions and are as follows:
2018-19
2019-20
STATUTORY ADOPTION PAY Earnings threshold
£116.00 £145.18
£118.00 £148.68
Standard Rate
STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY Earnings threshold
£116.00 £145.18
£118.00 £148.68
Standard Rate
STATUTORY PATERNITY PAY Earnings threshold
£116.00 £145.18
£118.00 £148.68
Standard Rate
STATUTORY SHARED PARENTAL PAY Earnings threshold
£116.00 £145.18
£118.00 £148.68
Standard Rate
STATUTORY SICK PAY Earnings threshold
£116.00 £92.05
£118
Standard Rate
£94.25
Full details can be found in The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019. The Order is still in draft and subject to Parliamentary approval.
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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 1 April 2019
This order provides for the annual uprating of certain social security benefits, pensions and allowances from April 2019 for Northern Ireland, which is the same as those for Great Britain.
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 is part of the annual up-rating of social security benefits and pensions and alters the rates and amounts of certain social security benefits and other sums, including statutory maternity, paternity, shared parental and sick pay.
The Order details the same rates as The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019 which covers the rest of the UK and changes certain rates from April 2019.
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