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Check if you can claim back Statutory Sick Pay paid to employees due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
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The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme will repay employers the Statutory Sick Pay paid to current or former employees.
Who can use the scheme
This scheme is for employers. You can claim back up to 2 weeks of SSPif:
- you have already paid your employee’s sick pay use the SSP calculator to work out how much to pay)
- you’re claiming for an employee who’s eligible for sick pay due to coronavirus
- you have a PAYE payroll scheme that was created and started on or before 28 February 2020
- you had fewer than 250 employees on 28 February 2020 across all your PAYE payroll schemes