Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for pensioners

Article ID

11809

Article Name

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for pensioners

Created Date

30th June 2020

Product

IRIS PAYE-Master, IRIS Payroll Business, IRIS Bureau Payroll, IRIS GP Payroll, IRIS Payroll Professional, Earnie, IRIS Earnie IQ

Problem

Can I pay someone over state pension age SSP?

Resolution

As of 2006, in accordance with an EU directive, all age restrictions have been removed. Employees who are under 16 years of age and over 65 years, when they go sick are entitled to SSP if they satisfy all the conditions for payment.

Click here for HMRC details of employees who cannot receive SSP.

For further details on processing SSP in your payroll software, please refer to the product-specific information below:

• Bureau payroll
• Earnie
• Earnie IQ
• GP Payroll
• PAYE-Master
• Payroll Business