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UK Redundancy Pay Calculator

Estimate your statutory redundancy pay based on your age, length of service and weekly pay.

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  • Rules: 2026/27, for redundancy dates from 6 April 2026
  • Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is sent anywhere or stored. Rules last checked against the official sources on 5 October 2026.

How the calculation works

You 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, and one and a half weeks’ pay for each full year you were 41 or older. Sources: GOV.UK, ERA 1996 s.162

Years are counted back from the redundancy date, and only complete years count. A year is counted at a higher rate only if you had reached that age for the whole of that year — so being 41 on your redundancy date does not turn all your years into 1.5-week years. Source: ERA 1996 s.162

Your period of employment starts with your first day of work and ends with the redundancy date, including both days. Source: ERA 1996 s.211

Length of service is capped at 20 years. Source: GOV.UK If you were made redundant on or after 6 April 2026, weekly pay is capped at £751 and the maximum statutory redundancy pay is £22,530 in England, Wales and Scotland. Source: GOV.UK In Northern Ireland the maximum weekly amount is £783 and the maximum total is £23,490. Source: nidirect

Leap-day birthdays: if you were born on 29 February, this calculator treats your birthday as 1 March in years that are not leap years.

What this figure does not include

Your employer may pay more

Your employment contract, redundancy policy or an agreed package may provide more than the statutory minimum. This calculator estimates statutory redundancy pay only. Source: nidirect

Other money is separate

Notice pay, pay in lieu of notice, unused holiday, unpaid wages, bonuses, commission, settlement agreements and unfair dismissal compensation are not part of this figure. Source: GOV.UK

Tax note

Genuine redundancy payments can generally be tax-free up to £30,000, but other payments when employment ends — such as notice pay or holiday pay — can be taxed differently. This calculator does not work out tax or net pay. Source: GOV.UK

Time limit

You have 6 months from the date your job ends to apply for statutory redundancy pay. Source: GOV.UK

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Official sources

Every rule and figure this calculator uses comes from the legislation and official guidance below. All links were checked on 5 October 2026.

Legislation

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Questions people ask

How is statutory redundancy pay calculated?

Each complete year of service, counted back from the redundancy date, earns half a week’s pay if you were under 22 for that year, one week’s pay if you were 22 to 40, and one and a half weeks’ pay if you were 41 or older. The total weeks are multiplied by your weekly pay, up to the statutory weekly cap.

Source: GOV.UK

How many years of service count?

A maximum of 20 years. If you have worked longer, only the most recent 20 complete years are used.

Sources: nidirect, ERA s.162

What if I have worked for my employer for less than 2 years?

You normally need 2 years or more with your current employer to be entitled to statutory redundancy pay. There can be circumstances and exceptions that this calculator does not assess, and you may still have other employment rights.

Source: GOV.UK

What if I am paid more than the weekly statutory limit?

Only the capped amount is used: £751 a week in England, Wales and Scotland, or £783 in Northern Ireland, for redundancies on or after 6 April 2026.

Sources: GOV.UK, nidirect

Can I get more than the amount shown?

Yes, if your contract or your employer’s redundancy policy gives you more. Your employer cannot give you less than the statutory minimum through your contract.

Source: nidirect

Is redundancy pay taxable?

Genuine redundancy payments can generally be tax-free up to £30,000. Other payments made when employment ends, such as notice pay or holiday pay, can have different tax treatment.

Source: GOV.UK

Is this calculator official?

No. This is an independent MadyHR.ai calculator based on published official UK government guidance and legislation. For an official estimate, use the GOV.UK redundancy pay calculator.

Source: GOV.UK redundancy pay calculator

Does Northern Ireland use the same rules?

Northern Ireland has separate statutory redundancy-pay rules and limits, so the calculator provides a separate Northern Ireland calculation.

Source: nidirect

Does this include notice pay?

No. Notice pay is separate and is not included in the statutory redundancy figure.

Source: GOV.UK

Does this include unused holiday pay?

No. Holiday pay is separate.

Important: please read

This calculator provides an estimate for general information only. It is not legal, employment, tax, payroll or financial advice and does not determine your legal entitlement. Results depend on the information entered and the assumptions used by the calculator. Statutory redundancy calculations can be affected by the employee’s circumstances, continuous service, relevant redundancy date, working pattern, pay arrangements, jurisdiction and other legal factors. Your employer, payroll provider, Acas, GOV.UK or a qualified professional may be able to provide guidance for your specific situation.

MadyHR.ai is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. MadyHR.ai accepts no responsibility for decisions made using this estimate.

This calculator is not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by the UK Government, HM Revenue & Customs, Acas, the Department for Business and Trade, the Insolvency Service, nidirect or any other government body.

Three different things are on this page: the official rules (from government guidance and legislation, linked above), the MadyHR calculation (our software version of those rules), and your result (an estimate based on what you entered). Official guidance and legislation always take precedence over this calculator.

Rules: 2026/27. Last verified: 5 October 2026. Engine version 1.0.0.

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