| Weekly Benefit |
| 2012/13 | 2011/12 |
Basic Retirement Pension | | |
Single person | £107.45 | £102.15 |
Couple | £171.85 | £163.35 |
Child Benefit | | |
First eligible child | £20.30 | £20.30 |
Each subsequent child | £13.40 | £13.40 |
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) | | |
Average weekly earnings £107 or over (2011/12 £102) | £85.85 | £81.60 |
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) | | |
90% of average weekly pay | First 6 weeks | First 6 weeks |
Maximum £135.45 (2011/12 £128.73). Minimum 90% average weekly pay | Next 33 weeks | Next 33 weeks |
Minimum rate | £96.30 | £91.80 |
Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) | 39 weeks | 39 weeks |
Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)* | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
Both SAP and SPP | | |
90% of average weekly pay | Max £135.45
Min £96.30 | Max £128.73
Min £91.80 |
Jobseekers Allowance | | |
Single person | £71.00 | £67.50 |
Couple | £111.45 | £105.95 |
National Minimum Wage** | From 1 October 2012 | From 1 October 2011 |
| 21 and over | £6.19 p.h. | £6.08 p.h. |
18 - 20 | £4.98 p.h. | £4.98 p.h. |
16 and 17 | £3.98 p.h. | £3.68 p.h. |
| | Apprentices** | £2.65 p.h. (£2.60 p.h. from 1 October 2011) |
* Additional statutory paternity pay (ASPP) may be available on or after 3 April 2011. **Rate applies to apprentices under 19, or those 19 and over in the first year of apprenticeship. |