HMRC SSP Rebate Scheme Online from 26th May

HMRC have announced that the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme will be online from 26th May.

The scheme enables employers with fewer than 250 employees to claim coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).

This covers up to two weeks of the applicable rate of SSP and is payable if a current or former employee was unable to work on or after 13 March 2020 and entitled to SSP, because they either:

• have coronavirus
• are self-isolating and unable to work from home
• are shielding because they’ve been advised that they’re at high risk of severe illness from coronavirus

You’re eligible to use the scheme if

• you’re claiming for an employee who’s eligible for sick pay due to coronavirus
• you had a PAYE payroll scheme in operation before 28 February 2020
• you had fewer than 250 employees across all PAYE schemes on 28 February 2020
• you’re eligible to receive State Aid under the EU Commission Temporary Framework.

Discover more: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-back-statutory-sick-pay-paid-to-employees-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19