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Selected benefit rates
| Weekly benefits | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 2009/10 | |
| Basic Retirement Pension | ||
| Single person (currently £5,077.80 p.a.) | £97.65 | £95.25 |
| Married couple (currently £8,119.80 p.a.) | £156.15 | £152.30 |
| Child benefit | ||
| First eligible child from 5 January 2009 | £20.30 | £20.00 |
| Each subsequent child from 5 January 2009 | £13.40 | £13.20 |
| Guardian's allowance | £14.30 | £14.10 |
| Statutory sick pay (SSP) | ||
| Average weekly earnings £97 or over (2009/10 £95) | £79.15 | £79.15 |
| Statutory maternity pay (SMP) | ||
| 90% of average weekly pay | First 6 weeks | |
| Maximum 2010/11 £124.88 (2009/10 £123.06) Minimum 90% average weekly pay |
Next 33 weeks | |
| Adoption pay (SAP) | 39 weeks | 39 weeks |
| Paternity pay (SPP) | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
| Both SAP and SPP | ||
| 90% of average weekly pay | Max £124.88 | Max £123.06 |
| Jobseekers allowance | Min £87.30 | Min £85.50 |
| Single person | £65.45 | £64.30 |
| Married couple | £102.75 | £100.95 |
| Bereavement Benefit | ||
| Lump sum | £2,000 | £2,000 |
| Bereavement allowance (standard) | £97.65 | £95.25 |
| Widowed parent's allowance | £97.65 | £95.25 |
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