Some Useful Rates
| Weekly Benefit | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 2013/14 | |
| Basic Retirement Pension | ||
| Single person | £113.10 | £110.15 |
| Couple | £180.90 | £176.15 |
| Child Benefit | ||
| First eligible child | £20.50 | £20.30 |
| Each subsequent child | £13.55 | £13.40 |
| Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) | ||
| Average weekly earnings £111 or over (2013/14 £109) | £87.55 | £86.70 |
| Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) | ||
| 90% of average weekly pay | First 6 weeks | First 6 weeks |
| Lower of £138.18 (2013/14 £136.78) or 90% average weekly earnings | ||
| Minimum rate | £99.90 | £98.10 |
| Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) | 39 weeks | 39 weeks |
| Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)* | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
| Both SAP and SPP | ||
| Lower of £138.18 (2013/14 £136.78) or 90% average weekly earnings | Minimum rate | £99.90 | £98.10 |
| *Additional statutory paternity pay (ASPP) may be available in certain circumstances. | ||
| Jobseeker’s Allowance | ||
| Single person (25 or over) | £72.40 | £71.70 |
| Couple (both 18 or over) | £113.70 | £112.55 |
| National Minimum Wage** | From 1 October 2014 | From 1 October 2013 |
| 21 and over | £6.50 p.h. | £6 |
| 18 – 20 | £5.13 p.h. | £5.03 p.h. |
| 16 and 17 | £3.79 p.h. | £3.72 p.h. |
| Apprentices** | £2.73 p.h. | £2.68 p.h. |
| *Rate applies to apprentices under 19, or those 19 and over in the first year of apprenticeship. | ||
| Universal Credit (monthly rates) | ||
| Single person (25 or over) | £314.67 | £311.55 |
| Couple (where one or both 25 or over) | £493.95 | £489.06 |
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