Selected Rates
| Basic Retirement Pension | £ |
| - Single person | 95.25 |
| - Couple | 152.30 |
| Pension Credit | |
| Standard Minimum Guarantee | |
| - Single person | 130.00 |
| - Couple | 198.45 |
| Child Benefit | |
| - First eligible child | 20.00 |
| - Each subsequent child | 13.20 |
| Statutory Pay qualification - | |
| average weekly earnings (AWE) £95 or over. | |
| Sick (SSP) | |
| The standard rate is £79.15 per week for up to 28 weeks | |
| Maternity (SMP): Adoption (SAP) and Paternity (SPP) | |
| Paid at the lower of £123.06 or 90% of AWE apart from first 6 weeks of SMP which is paid at 90% AWE. SMP and SAP are payable for up to 39 weeks. SPP is payable for up to 2 weeks. |
| Jobseekers Allowance | |
| - Single person | £64.30 |
| - Couple | £100.95 |
| National Minimum Wage | |||
| Age | Over 21 | 18-21 | 16 and 17 |
| From 1 October 2008 | £5.73ph | £4.77ph | £3.53ph |
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