Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme

The Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (SSPRS) has been temporarily reintroduced to support employers facing heightened levels of sickness absence due to COVID-19.

Small or medium-sized employers with under 250 employees may be eligible to claim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) costs for up to two weeks per employee for COVID-19 related absences from 21 December 2021.While this is a reintroduction of the scheme which ran until 30 September 2021, it is a new claims period, which means your clients can claim for eligible employees whether or not they claimed for them under the previous scheme.

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