UK Statutory Redundancy Pay Calculator
Calculate UK statutory redundancy pay using the age-banded formula (0.5/1/1.5 weeks per year of service), the current weekly pay cap, and the 20-year service cap.
- Service at age 41+ (1.5 wks/yr)£4,500.00 · 52%
- Service age 22–40 (1 wk/yr)£4,200.00 · 48%
Your 14.5-week payout is built year by year — each year of service earns more weeks' pay the older you were during that particular year, so later years of a long career count for more than early ones.
- Weeks' Pay Owed14.5
- Weekly Pay Used (capped)£600.00
Weekly pay is capped at £751 regardless of your actual earnings — this cap is reviewed every 6 April.
Years of service beyond 20 don't count further. This is the statutory floor — your employer's contractual/enhanced redundancy scheme, if they have one, may pay more.
Each year of service is banded by your age during that year, not just your current age, matching how GOV.UK calculates it.
About the UK Statutory Redundancy Pay Calculator
This one gets used at a specific, unpleasant moment: HR or a manager has just said the word 'redundancy', and before any meeting or letter arrives, you want to know roughly what you're owed. Statutory redundancy pay isn't a flat figure — it depends on your age, your length of service, and your weekly pay, banded together in a way that isn't obvious from a payslip.
The formula rewards long service more heavily the older you were during each year of it, which is why two people with the same total years can end up with quite different payouts. This calculator walks through the age-banding year by year rather than just applying one multiplier to your whole service history, so the number matches what GOV.UK's own calculator would produce.
Redundancy conversations are stressful enough without creating a paper trail before anything is confirmed. Your age, salary and service history stay in the browser — nothing is saved, logged, or sent anywhere, so you can find out where you stand before you've told anyone you're checking.
How it’s calculated
Every full year of continuous service earns a number of weeks' pay that depends on how old you were during that particular year, not your age now: under 22 earns half a week per year, 22 to 40 earns one week per year, and 41 or older earns one and a half weeks per year. A 20-year career is walked backward year by year, so a long-serving employee's earliest years (when they were younger) are banded differently from their most recent ones.
Only the most recent 20 years of continuous service count — anything before that is ignored entirely, however long the full career actually was.
The weekly pay used in the calculation is capped at a government-set maximum that's reviewed every 6 April, regardless of what you actually earn — so a well-paid employee's payout is based on the capped figure, not their real weekly wage, once they're above it.
You need at least two full years of continuous service to qualify for statutory redundancy pay at all — under that, the statutory entitlement is zero, whatever your age or pay.
Frequently asked questions
How is statutory redundancy pay calculated in the UK?
It's built from weeks' pay per year of continuous service, with the number of weeks per year set by how old you were during that specific year (rising at 22 and again at 41), multiplied by your weekly pay up to a capped maximum, using at most the most recent 20 years of service.
Is there a cap on weekly pay for redundancy purposes?
Yes — the government sets a maximum weekly pay figure used in the calculation, reviewed every 6 April, and your actual weekly earnings above that cap simply aren't counted, however much more you actually earn.
Do all my years of service count, even from decades ago?
Only the most recent 20 years of continuous service are used in the statutory formula — years before that are excluded, even for a very long career at the same employer.
Is statutory redundancy pay taxed?
Statutory redundancy pay is tax-free up to a set threshold (most people's statutory entitlement falls well within it), though any separate contractual/enhanced redundancy payment on top may be taxed differently — check with the specific scheme.
What if my employer offers more than the statutory minimum?
Many employers run an enhanced or contractual redundancy scheme that pays more than the statutory floor — this calculator only shows the legal minimum you're entitled to regardless of what any individual employer chooses to offer on top.
Do I qualify for statutory redundancy pay at all?
You generally need at least two full years of continuous service with the employer making you redundant; under two years, there's no statutory redundancy entitlement even if the role is genuinely redundant.
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