Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 7 May 2024.
John Martin McDonnell
Labour, Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to remove the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay.
Jo Churchill
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
Since 2019 over 500,000 more people now earn above the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) and can therefore benefit from Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). However, now is not the right time for structural reform of SSP, which includes removing the LEL.
SSP is just one part of our welfare safety net and our wider Government offer to support people in times of need, many of those with earnings below the LEL are already in receipt of benefits, such as Universal Credit.
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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