Proposed Family Leave Changes for 2022

The upcoming new year brings with it many changes/ updates to legislation. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its proposed Pension and Benefit Rates for the year 2022/2023. The rates show increases to statutory benefits such as sick pay, maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay and adoption pay which will be confirmed by secondary legislation.

From the 11th of April 2022, the following rates are expected to apply:

The weekly rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) will increase to £99.35
The weekly rate of statutory maternity pay (SMP) and maternity allowance will increase to £156.66
The weekly rate of statutory paternity pay (SPP) will increase to £156.66
The weekly rate of statutory shared parental pay (ShPP) will increase to £156.66
The weekly rate of statutory adoption pay (SAP) will increase to £156.66