Average weekly earnings £107 or over (2011/12 £102)
£86.70
£85.85
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
90% of average weekly pay
First 6 weeks
First 6 weeks
Maximum £135.45 (2011/12 £128.73). Minimum 90% average weekly pay
Next 33 weeks
Next 33 weeks
Minimum rate
£98.10
£96.30
Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP)
39 weeks
39 weeks
Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)*
2 weeks
2 weeks
Both SAP and SPP
Lower of £136.78 (2012/13 £135.45) or 90% average weekly earnings
Jobseekers Allowance
Single person
£71.70
£71.70
Couple
£112.55
£111.45
National Minimum Wage**
From 1 October 2013
From 1 October 2012
21 and over
TBA
£6.19 p.h.
18 - 20
TBA
£4.98 p.h.
16 and 17
TBA
£3.68 p.h.
Apprentices**
TBA
£2.65 p.h.
* Additional statutory paternity pay (ASPP) may be available on or after 3 April 2011.
**Rate applies to apprentices under 19, or those 19 and over in the first year of apprenticeship.
