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