Articles and information in relation to UK Payroll for business, employers and employees.
The HMRC Software Developers Support Team (SDST) have notified software developers on a difference in this year Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) uprating order to prior practice and original expectations. Under a notice issued to developers ‘Payroll 2026-27: Correction to uprating dates for certain Statutory Parental Pay entitlements’, the SDST have provided the following: … Continue reading Statutory Payments uprating error
HMRC have issued the following (edited) information on Wednesday 21st January 2026, effective for payments from 6th April 2026. Dear PAYadvice.UK, Change to Small Employers Relief rate Employers can currently reclaim 92% of employees’ Statutory Maternity, Statutory Paternity, Statutory Adoption, Statutory Parental Bereavement, Statutory Neonatal Care and Statutory Shared Parental Pay. If a business has … Continue reading Small Employers Relief increased to 9%
I have concluded my statutory annual review of …. benefit rates under the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The new rates will apply in the tax year 2026-27, with most increases coming into effect from 6 April 2026. …. benefit rates covered by my statutory review will be increased by 3.8%, in line with the … Continue reading April 2026 Statutory payment rates announced
There are changes to the way Paternity Leave and Pay can be claimed and taken. This will make it more flexible for fathers and partners to access. The changes will come into effect from 8th March 2024. These changes will: allow fathers and partners to take their leave in non-consecutive blocks — currently, only one … Continue reading Paternity pay change – April 2024
The UK Government have announced the increase basis for Statutory Payment rates along with other benefits and have released the proposed rates operational from April 2024. On Wednesday the 22nd November 2023 the following was announced: The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mel Stride) I have concluded my statutory annual review of state pension … Continue reading Statutory Payment Rates 2024 increased by 6.7%
In July 2019 (before the COVID pandemic hit the U.K.) the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay with a view to achieving greater equality in parenting and at work. They sought views on the benefits, costs and trade-offs that would flow from any reform. Their claimed aim is for UK … Continue reading Paternity changes proposed