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Statutory redundancy pay calculator

Your legal minimum redundancy pay from age, years worked and weekly pay, with the 2026 cap.

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Date you were made redundant

Where you work

Your age in whole years on your redundancy date.

Count back from your redundancy date. Only complete years count.

Your average weekly pay over the 12 weeks before you got your redundancy notice.

Statutory redundancy pay

£7,200

12 weeks × £600 a week

Weeks of pay

12 weeks

Years counted

10 years

Years aged 41+ / 22–40 / under 22

4 / 6 / 0

Weekly pay used

£600

Maximum statutory redundancy pay

£22,530

Tax

Tax-free (under £30,000)

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How to use

  1. Choose when you were made redundant: on or after 6 April 2026, or in the 2025/26 year.
  2. Choose England, Scotland or Wales or Northern Ireland: the weekly cap is different.
  3. Enter your age on the redundancy date and your full years with this employer.
  4. Enter your weekly pay before tax, averaged over the 12 weeks before your notice.

The result is your statutory redundancy pay, the number of weeks it is based on, and how your years split across the age bands.

How it is calculated

Count back your full years of service from the redundancy date, up to 20 years. For each year:

Your age during that year Weeks of pay
Under 22 0.5
22 to 40 1
41 or older 1.5

Statutory redundancy pay = total weeks × weekly pay, with weekly pay capped at:

Redundancy date England, Scotland, Wales Northern Ireland
On or after 6 April 2026 £751 (maximum £22,530) £783 (maximum £23,490)
6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026 £719 (maximum £21,570) £749 (maximum £22,470)

A year counts at the higher rate only if you were already that age when the year started. So someone who is 41 on their redundancy date gets 1 week (not 1.5) for their last year, because they turned 41 during it.

Examples

All made redundant in England on or after 6 April 2026; each matches the GOV.UK calculator:

Age Full years Weekly pay Weeks Redundancy pay
24 3 £450 2.5 £1,125
30 5 £550 5 £2,750
45 10 £600 12 £7,200
52 25 £900 (capped at £751) 25.5 £19,150.50
60 25 £900 (capped at £751) 29.5 £22,154.50

The 45-year-old has 4 years at 41 or older (6 weeks) and 6 years at 22 to 40 (6 weeks). The 52-year-old’s 25 years are cut to the last 20: 11 years at 41 or older and 9 years at 22 to 40.

What else you may get

Statutory redundancy pay is separate from notice pay (or pay in lieu of notice), holiday pay you have built up and not taken, and any wages you are owed. If your employer has gone bust and cannot pay, you can claim from the Redundancy Payments Service.

FAQ

How much statutory redundancy pay will I get?

For each full year you have worked for your employer, counting back from your redundancy date, you get 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 older. Only the last 20 years count and weekly pay is capped.

What is the weekly pay cap in 2026?

For redundancies on or after 6 April 2026 weekly pay is capped at £751 in England, Scotland and Wales, so the most statutory redundancy pay anyone can get is £22,530. In Northern Ireland the cap is £783 and the maximum is £23,490. For redundancies from 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026 the caps were £719 and £749.

Am I entitled to redundancy pay?

You normally need to be an employee who has worked for your current employer for 2 years or more. You will not qualify if you are self-employed, a worker rather than an employee, or if your employer offers you suitable alternative work and you turn it down without good reason.

Is redundancy pay taxed?

Statutory redundancy pay under £30,000 is not taxable. If your employer also pays enhanced redundancy, the first £30,000 of the total termination payment is tax-free and anything above is taxed. Notice pay, holiday pay and wages owed are taxed as normal pay.

What counts as a week's pay?

Your average weekly pay before tax over the 12 weeks before the day you got your redundancy notice. If your hours vary, it is the average over those 12 weeks; if you were on reduced pay because of furlough, it is what you would normally have earned.

Can my employer pay more than this?

Yes. This is the legal minimum. Many employers have an enhanced redundancy scheme in your contract or staff handbook, for example using your full weekly pay without the cap or more weeks per year.

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