Statutory Redundancy Pay Calculator
The legal minimum redundancy pay in England, Scotland and Wales from your age, years of service and weekly pay, with the £751 weekly cap.
Result
Statutory redundancy pay: £9,012.00Estimate
The legal minimum. Your contract may give more. The first £30,000 of redundancy pay is usually tax-free.
- Weeks of pay
- 12
- Years counted
- 10
- Weekly pay used, after the cap
- £751.00Estimate
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How to use the Statutory Redundancy Pay Calculator
- Enter your age on the day your job ends.
- Enter your full years of continuous service with this employer.
- Enter your weekly pay before tax. It is capped at £751 for the calculation.
- Read the statutory redundancy pay and how many weeks of pay it comes to.
Counting the weeks
Statutory redundancy pay rewards older and longer-serving employees more. The page counts back from the end of your employment, year by year, and looks at how old you were in each year.
for each full year of service, most recent first (at most 20): under 22 → ½ week's pay 22 to 40 → 1 week's pay 41 and up → 1½ weeks' paypay = weeks × weekly pay (capped at £751)This is the legal minimum. Many employers pay more under the contract or a redundancy policy.
With your numbers
- Counting back from the end, each full year earns ½, 1 or 1½ weeks’ pay by your age in that year
- At most 20 years count, and weekly pay is capped
Quick reference
The legal minimum. Your contract may give more. The first £30,000 of redundancy pay is usually tax-free.
| Job | Statutory redundancy pay |
|---|---|
| Age 45, 10 years, £800 a week | £9,012.00 |
| Age 25, 6 years, £500 a week | £2,250.00 |
| Age 62, 30 years, £900 a week | £22,530.00 |
| Age 35, 2 years, £600 a week | £1,200.00 |
| Age 50, 15 years, £450 a week | £8,775.00 |
| Age 30, 1 year |
Where the numbers come from
The fixed figures this calculator relies on, and the published source each one was checked against. How the calculators are built and checked
3 sources
GOV.UK, Redundancy: your rights, redundancy pay, https://www.gov.uk/redundant-your-rights/redundancy-pay
Used for
- Statutory redundancy pay: weekly pay is capped at this, from 6 April 2026.
GOV.UK, Redundancy pay: "Length of service is capped at 20 years"
Used for
- Statutory redundancy pay: service counts back at most this many years.
GOV.UK, Redundancy: your rights, redundancy pay, https://www.gov.uk/redundant-your-rights/redundancy-pay: "if you've worked for your current employer for 2 years or more"
Used for
- Statutory redundancy pay needs at least this much continuous service.
Common questions about the Statutory Redundancy Pay Calculator
- How is statutory redundancy pay worked out?
- Counting back from the end of your employment, each full year of service earns half a week's pay for years when you were under 22, one week's pay for years when you were 22 to 40, and one and a half weeks' pay for years when you were 41 or over. At most 20 years count.
- What is the maximum?
- Weekly pay is capped at £751 for redundancies from 6 April 2026, so the most anyone can get is 20 years × 1.5 weeks × £751 = £22,530.
- Who qualifies?
- Employees with at least two years of continuous service with the employer, who are dismissed because of redundancy. Some groups, such as the self-employed and some apprentices and Crown employees, are excluded.
- Is redundancy pay taxed?
- The first £30,000 of a redundancy payment is usually tax-free. Notice pay and holiday pay are taxed as normal pay.
- Does this apply in Northern Ireland?
- Northern Ireland has its own scheme with the same structure, but its weekly pay cap is set separately. This page uses the cap for England, Scotland and Wales.