Weekly Benefit 2002/03

Basic Retirement Pension

Single person £75.50
Married couple £120.70

Child Benefit
First eligible child £15.75
Each subsequent child £10.55

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
Average weekly earnings £75 or over (2001/02 £72) £63.25

Statutory Maternity Pay
Average weekly earnings £75 or over (2001/02 £72)
Higher weekly rate (first six weeks) 90% of weekly earnings
Lower weekly rate (next twelve weeks) £75.00 £62.20

Example rates:

Jobseekers Allowance
Single person £53.95
Married couple £84.65

Working Families Tax Credit £60.00

Disabled Person's Tax Credit £62.10

National Minimum Wage

From October 2002 £4.20 ph