Main Social Security Benefits
| Weekly benefit |
|
2009/10
|
2008/09
|
| Basic retirement pension |
- single person |
£95.25
|
£90.70
|
|
- married couple |
£152.30
|
£145.05
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| Statutory pay rates - average weekly earnings £95 (£90) or over |
| Statutory Sick Pay |
£79.15
|
£75.40
|
| Statutory Maternity Pay |
|
|
| - First six weeks |
90% of weekly earnings
|
| - Next 33 weeks |
£123.06*
|
£117.18*
|
| Statutory Paternity Pay - two weeks |
£123.06* |
£117.18* |
| Statutory Adoption Pay - 39 weeks |
£123.06* |
£117.18* |
* Or 90% of weekly earnings if lower.
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