Below are the weekly payments for social security benefits for the year 2011/2012
Basic retirement pension
Single person: £102.15
Married couple: £163.35
Statutory pay rates
Statutory Sick pay: £81.60
Statutory Maternity pay (1st 6 weeks): 90% of weekly earnings
– Next 33 weeks: £128.73*
Statutory Paternity Pay (2 weeks): £128.73*
Statutory Adoption Pay (39 weeks): £128.73*
Additional Paternity pay and leave may be available for a child due or adoptions matched on or after 3 April 2011.
* Or 90% of weekly earnings if lower