{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-parental-bereavement-pay-general-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2023/regulation-20",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2023/155",
  "legislation_title": "The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-parental-bereavement-pay-general-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2023",
  "path": "regulation/20",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Weekly rate of payment",
  "text": "(1) The weekly rate of payment of statutory parental bereavement pay is the smaller of the following two amounts—\n(a) £194.32;\n(b) where a person entitled to statutory parental bereavement pay meets the weekly earnings threshold—\n(i) by reference to the period of 8 weeks referred to in section 167ZZ9(6)(a) of the 1992 Act, 90% of the normal weekly earnings for that period (regardless of whether the person also meets the weekly earnings threshold by reference to any other continuous period of 8 weeks within the relevant window referred to in section 167ZZ9(5) and (6) of the 1992 Act);\n(ii) by reference to a continuous period of 7 weeks within the period of 8 weeks referred to in section 167ZZ9(6)(a) of the 1992 Act in combination with the week of the bereavement but not also by reference to the period of 8 weeks referred to in head (i), 90% of the figure produced by the calculation referred to in paragraph (1A) (regardless of whether the person also meets the weekly earnings threshold by reference to any other continuous period of 8 weeks within the relevant window referred to in section 167ZZ9(5) and (6) of the 1992 Act);\n(iii) by reference to a continuous period of 8 weeks that includes 6 weeks within the period of 8 weeks referred to in section 167ZZ9(6)(a) of the 1992 Act and 1 week within the period of 7 weeks referred to in regulation 19A(1)(a) but not also by reference to any of the periods of 8 weeks referred to in heads (i) and (ii), 90% of the figure produced by the calculation referred to in paragraph (1B) (regardless of whether the person also meets the weekly earnings threshold by reference to any other continuous period of 8 weeks within the relevant window referred to in section 167ZZ9(5) and (6) of the 1992 Act);\n(iv) by reference to a continuous period of 8 weeks that includes 5 weeks within the period of 8 weeks referred to in section 167ZZ9(6)(a) of the 1992 Act and 2 weeks within the period of 7 weeks referred to in regulation 19A(1)(a) but not also by reference to any of the periods of 8 weeks referred to in heads (i), (ii) and (iii), 90% of the figure produced by the calculation referred to in paragraph (1C) (regardless of whether the person also meets the weekly earnings threshold by reference to any other continuous period of 8 weeks within the relevant window referred to in section 167ZZ9(5) and (6) of the 1992 Act);\n(v) by reference to a continuous period of 8 weeks that includes 4 weeks within the period of 8 weeks referred to in section 167ZZ9(6)(a) of the 1992 Act and 3 weeks within the period of 7 weeks referred to in regulation 19A(1)(a) but not also by reference to any of the periods of 8 weeks referred to in heads (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), 90% of the figure produced by the calculation referred to in paragraph (1D) (regardless of whether the person also meets the weekly earnings threshold by reference to any other continuous period of 8 weeks within the relevant window referred to in section 167ZZ9(5) and (6) of the 1992 Act);\n(vi) by reference to a continuous period of 8 weeks that includes 3 weeks within the period of 8 weeks referred to in section 167ZZ9(6)(a) of the 1992 Act and 4 weeks within the period of 7 weeks referred to in regulation 19A(1)(a) but not also by reference to any of the periods of 8 weeks referred to in heads (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), 90% of the figure produced by the calculation referred to in paragraph (1E) (regardless of whether the person also meets the weekly earnings threshold by reference to any other continuous period of 8 weeks within the relevant window referred to in section 167ZZ9(5) and (6) of the 1992 Act);\n(vii) by reference to a continuous period of 8 weeks that includes 2 weeks within the period of 8 weeks referred to in section 167ZZ9(6)(a) of the 1992 Act and 5 weeks within the period of 7 weeks referred to in regulation 19A(1)(a) but not also by reference to any of the periods of 8 weeks referred to in heads (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi), 90% of the figure produced by the calculation referred to in paragraph (1F) (regardless of whether the person also meets the weekly earnings threshold by reference to any other continuous period of 8 weeks within the relevant window referred to in section 167ZZ9(5) and (6) of the 1992 Act);\n(viii) by reference to a continuous period of 8 weeks that includes 1 week within the period of 8 weeks referred to in section 167ZZ9(6)(a) of the 1992 Act and 6 weeks within the period of 7 weeks referred to in regulation 19A(1)(a) but not also by reference to any of the periods of 8 weeks referred to in heads (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii), 90% of the figure produced by the calculation referred to in paragraph (1G) (regardless of whether the person also meets the weekly earnings threshold by reference to any other continuous period of 8 weeks within the relevant window referred to in section 167ZZ9(5) and (6) of the 1992 Act);\n(ix) by reference to the period of 7 weeks referred to in regulation 19A(1)(a) in combination with the week of the bereavement but not by reference to any other continuous period of 8 weeks within the relevant window, 90% of the figure produced by the calculation referred to in paragraph (1H).\n(1A) The calculation required by this paragraph is—\n(a) the person’s normal weekly earnings for the 7 week period multiplied by 7, plus\n(b) the person’s normal weekly earnings, for the purposes of section 167ZZ9(5) of the 1992 Act, for the week of the bereavement (that is, the sum of the person’s normal weekly earnings and expected normal weekly earnings for the week),\n(c) with the sum produced by adding the outcomes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) together then divided by 8.\n(1B) The calculation required by this paragraph is—\n(a) the person’s normal weekly earnings for the 6 week period multiplied by 6, plus\n(b) the person’s expected normal weekly earnings for the week after the week of the bereavement, plus\n(c) the person’s normal weekly earnings, for the purposes of section 167ZZ9(5) of the 1992 Act, for the week of the bereavement (that is, the sum of the person’s normal weekly earnings and expected normal weekly earnings for the week),\n(d) with the sum produced by adding the outcomes of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) together then divided by 8.\n(1C) The calculation required by this paragraph is—\n(a) the person’s normal weekly earnings for the 5 week period multiplied by 5, plus\n(b) the person’s expected normal weekly earnings for the 2 week period multiplied by 2, plus\n(c) the person’s normal weekly earnings, for the purposes of section 167ZZ9(5) of the 1992 Act, for the week of the bereavement (that is, the sum of the person’s normal weekly earnings and expected normal weekly earnings for the week),\n(d) with the sum produced by adding the outcomes of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) together then divided by 8.\n(1D) The calculation required by this paragraph is—\n(a) the person’s normal weekly earnings for the 4 week period multiplied by 4, plus\n(b) the person’s expected normal weekly earnings for the 3 week period multiplied by 3, plus\n(c) the person’s normal weekly earnings, for the purposes of section 167ZZ9(5) of the 1992 Act, for the week of the bereavement (that is, the sum of the person’s normal weekly earnings and expected normal weekly earnings for the week),\n(d) with the sum produced by adding the outcomes of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) together then divided by 8.\n(1E) The calculation required by this paragraph is—\n(a) the person’s normal weekly earnings for the 3 week period multiplied by 3, plus\n(b) the person’s expected normal weekly earnings for the 4 week period multiplied by 4, plus\n(c) the person’s normal weekly earnings, for the purposes of section 167ZZ9(5) of the 1992 Act, for the week of the bereavement (that is, the sum of the person’s normal weekly earnings and expected normal weekly earnings for the week),\n(d) with the sum produced by adding the outcomes of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) together then divided by 8.\n(1F) The calculation required by this paragraph is—\n(a) the person’s normal weekly earnings for the 2 week period multiplied by 2, plus\n(b) the person’s expected normal weekly earnings for the 5 week period multiplied by 5, plus\n(c) the person’s normal weekly earnings, for the purposes of section 167ZZ9(5) of the 1992 Act, for the week of the bereavement (that is, the sum of the person’s normal weekly earnings and expected normal weekly earnings for the week),\n(d) with the sum produced by adding the outcomes of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) together then divided by 8.\n(1G) The calculation required by this paragraph is—\n(a) the person’s normal weekly earnings for the week before the week of the bereavement, plus\n(b) the person’s expected normal weekly earnings for the 6 week period multiplied by 6, plus\n(c) the person’s normal weekly earnings, for the purposes of section 167ZZ9(5) of the 1992 Act, for the week of the bereavement (that is, the sum of the person’s normal weekly earnings and expected normal weekly earnings for the week),\n(d) with the sum produced by adding the outcomes of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) together then divided by 8.\n(1H) The calculation required by this paragraph is—\n(a) the person’s expected normal weekly earnings for the 7 week period multiplied by 7, plus\n(b) the person’s normal weekly earnings, for the purposes of section 167ZZ9(5) of the 1992 Act, for the week of the bereavement (that is, the sum of the person’s normal weekly earnings and expected normal weekly earnings for the week),\n(c) with the sum produced by adding the outcomes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) together then divided by 8.\n(2) Where the amount of any payment of statutory parental bereavement pay is calculated by reference to—\n(a) the weekly rate specified in paragraph (1)(b); or\n(b) the daily rate of one-seventh of the weekly rate specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b),\nand that amount includes a fraction of a penny, the payment shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number of pence.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 20(1)(a) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(c), 10(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 20(1)(b) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (Employment and Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/74), regs. 1(1), 2(7)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 20(1A)-(1H) inserted (6.4.2026) by The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (Employment and Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/74), regs. 1(1), 2(7)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 20 in operation at 29.9.2023 with application in accordance with reg. 2, see regs. 1, 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2023/155/regulation/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:30:47.154790+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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