United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 99077
Sick Pay: Self-employed
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6 January 2022
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17 January 2022 · Answer
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17 January 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the public health benefits of extending full statutory sick pay to self-employed people who have to self-iso
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6 January 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the public health benefits of extending full statutory sick pay to self-employed people who have to self-iso
Source: Commons
17 January 2022
Answer
No. Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is paid for by employers and there is no mechanism to include the self-employed in SSP. The Government does have a wider safety net to ensure self-employed people are supported through the welfare system.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-06/99077
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1400332
- uk · wq-1400332 · source updated 17 January 2022