Redundancy pay in England

GOV.UK has a redundancy pay calculator to work out your own figure.

How much you get

You’ll get:

• half a week’s pay for each full year you were under 22
• one week’s pay for each full year you were 22 or older, but under 41
• one and half week’s pay for each full year you were 41 or older

Your weekly pay is the average you earned per week over the 12 weeks before the day you got your redundancy notice.

If you were made redundant on or after 6 April 2026, your weekly pay is capped at £751 and the maximum statutory redundancy pay you can get is £22,530. If you were made redundant before 6 April 2026, these amounts will be lower.

Statutory redundancy pay under £30,000 is not taxable.

Your notice period

The statutory redundancy notice periods are:

• at least one week’s notice if employed between one month and 2 years
• one week’s notice for each year if employed between 2 and 12 years
• 12 weeks’ notice if employed for 12 years or more

Your notice pay is based on the average you earned per week over the 12 weeks before your notice period starts.

Time off to look for work

If you’ve been continuously employed for 2 years by the date your notice period ends, you’re allowed a reasonable amount of time off to:

• look for another job
• arrange training to help you find another job

No matter how much time you take off to look for another job, the most your employer has to pay you is 40% of one week’s pay.

If your employer cannot pay

If the business is insolvent, you can apply to the government instead: see if your employer is insolvent. Northern Ireland has its own rules: see redundancy pay in Northern Ireland.

Common questions

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