Statutory redundancy pay calculator (UK)
This redundancy pay calculator works out the statutory redundancy pay an employee in England, Scotland or Wales is owed after at least two years’ service. Enter your age, your full years with the employer and your weekly pay before tax to see the weeks’ pay you get for each year, counted back from the redundancy date, and the total.
Example: Your age on the date your job ends 45 years · Full years of continuous service 10 years · Weekly pay before tax 600 £ · Redundancy date: on or after 6 April 2026 (cap £751 a week) → Statutory redundancy pay: £7,200.00. Source: GOV.UK – Redundancy: your rights – redundancy pay (age bands, 20-year cap, £751 weekly cap from 6 April 2026, maximum £22,530). Updated: .
How it is calculated
Statutory redundancy pay is half a week’s pay for each full year you worked while under 22, one week’s pay for each full year aged 22 to 40, and one and a half weeks’ pay for each full year aged 41 or older. Only the last 20 years count, and weekly pay is capped at £751 for redundancies on or after 6 April 2026 – so the most anyone can get is £22,530.
How to use the redundancy pay calculator
- Enter your age on the date your employment ends (the “relevant date”, usually when your notice ends).
- Enter the number of full years you have worked for this employer. Part years do not count.
- Enter your average weekly pay before tax over the 12 weeks before you were given notice.
- Pick the date range of your redundancy, which sets the weekly cap.
How the years are counted
The calculation starts at the relevant date and counts backwards in full years. Each year is paid according to your age during that whole year. Acas gives this example: a 45-year-old with 22 years’ service on £300 a week gets 1.5 weeks for each of the 4 years in which they were 41 or older (£1,800) and 1 week for each of the next 16 years (£4,800) – £6,600. The 2 oldest years are dropped because of the 20-year limit.
| Age during the year of service | Weeks’ pay per full year |
|---|---|
| under 22 | 0.5 |
| 22 to 40 | 1 |
| 41 or older | 1.5 |
Weekly pay cap
| Redundancy date | Weekly cap | Maximum payment |
|---|---|---|
| on or after 6 April 2026 | £751 | £22,530 |
| 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026 | £719 | £21,570 |
Example with the preset values
Age 45, 10 full years, £600 a week: the 4 most recent years were worked at 41 or older (4 × 1.5 = 6 weeks), the 6 years before at 35 to 40 (6 weeks). 12 weeks × £600 = £7,200.
Who qualifies
You normally need to be an employee with at least 2 years’ continuous service. Agency workers, casual workers and the self-employed have no right to statutory redundancy pay. You have 6 months from the end of your job to claim it if your employer does not pay.
See what your final pay is worth after tax with the UK take-home pay calculator, and check unused leave with the holiday entitlement calculator – holiday you have built up but not taken must be paid when you leave.
Frequently asked questions
How much redundancy pay will I get after 10 years?
It depends on your age in those years and your weekly pay. Aged 22 to 40 throughout, it is 10 weeks’ pay; aged 41 or older throughout, 15 weeks’ pay. Weekly pay is capped at £751.
What is the maximum statutory redundancy pay in 2026?
£22,530 for redundancies on or after 6 April 2026: 20 years × 1.5 weeks × £751.
Do I get redundancy pay with less than 2 years’ service?
Not statutory redundancy pay. Your contract may still give you a payment, and you are still owed notice pay and holiday pay.
Is redundancy pay taxed?
Statutory redundancy pay under £30,000 is not taxable. Pay for work done and holiday pay are taxed as usual.
What weekly pay is used?
Your average weekly pay before tax over the 12 weeks before the day you got your redundancy notice, up to the legal cap.
Sources and legal basis
- GOV.UK – Redundancy: your rights – redundancy pay (age bands, 20-year cap, £751 weekly cap from 6 April 2026, maximum £22,530)
- Acas – Work out redundancy pay (counting back from the relevant date, worked example)
- The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025 – a week’s pay £719 from 6 April 2025
As of: · Editorial policy
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