Statutory Sick Pay

Summary

Useful links concerning Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) in Sage Payroll.

Description

By law, you must pay SSP to all employees who are off work due to sickness. From 6 April 2026 all employees, qualify for sick pay. Sage Payroll contains the most up-to-date legislation and rates to simplify this process for you.

NOTE:

Although SSP is a statutory payment, it isn’t claimable from HMRC, therefor the P32 report won't show any SSP to reclaim.

You can read the HMRC guide on SSP at gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay.

Resolution

Below is a list of everything you need to process SSP in Sage Payroll:

Qualifying rules
To record SSP in your payroll
SSP terms
Changes from 6 April 2026

Solution Properties