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Selected benefit rates

	Weekly benefits
	2011/12	2010/11
Basic Retirement Pension
Single person (currently £5,311.80 p.a.)	£102.15	£97.65
Married couple (currently £8,494.20 p.a.)	£163.35	£156.15
Child benefit
First eligible child	£20.30	£20.30
Each subsequent child	£13.40	£13.40
Guardian's allowance	£14.75	£14.30
Statutory sick pay (SSP)
Average weekly earnings £102 or over (2010/11 £97)	£81.60	£79.15
Statutory maternity pay (SMP)
90% of average weekly pay	First 6 weeks	First 6 weeks
Maximum 2011/12 £128.73 (2010/11 £124.88) Minimum 90% average weekly pay	Next 33 weeks	Next 33 weeks
Adoption pay (SAP)	39 weeks	39 weeks
Paternity pay (SPP)	2 weeks	2 weeks
Both SAP and SPP
90% of average weekly pay	Max £128.73	Max £124.88
Jobseekers allowance	Min £97.00	Min £87.30
Single person	£67.50	£64.45
Married couple	£105.95	£102.75
Bereavement Benefit
Lump sum	£2,000	£2,000
Bereavement allowance (standard)	£100.70	£97.65
Widowed parent's allowance	£100.70	£97.65