Increase in Statutory rates from April 2020

The government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay from April 2020.

The current weekly rate of statutory maternity pay is £148.68, or 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings if this figure is less than the statutory rate.

The rate of statutory maternity pay is expected to rise to £151.20 from April 2020. The increase normally occurs on the first Sunday in April, which in 2020 is 5 April.

Also on 5 April 2020, the rates of statutory paternity pay, statutory shared parental pay and statutory adoption pay is expected to go up from £148.68 to £151.20 (or 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings if this figure is less than the statutory rate).

The rate of statutory sick pay is also proposed to increase from £94.25 to £95.85 on 6 April 2020.
To be entitled to these statutory payments, the employee’s average earnings must be equal to or more than the lower earnings limit. However, the lower earnings limit from April 2020 has not yet been published.