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Redundancy pay: what lands in your account

Your statutory minimum, your notice and holiday pay, and the part people get wrong: what's tax-free, what's taxed, and roughly what you keep.

Your age on the redundancy date

Complete years with this employer

Gross weekly pay (£, before tax)

Yearly salary ÷ 52. If your pay varies, use your average over the last 12 weeks.

Where do you work?

The weekly pay cap for statutory redundancy is £751 in Great Britain and £783 in Northern Ireland.

Notice in your contract (weeks)

Leave at 0 if your contract doesn't say or you're not sure — we'll use the legal minimum. One month ≈ 4.3 weeks; three months ≈ 13.

Are you working your notice?

Untaken holiday (days)

Pay for one day (£)

Enhanced or ex-gratia sum on top of statutory pay (£)

Anything extra your employer is offering beyond the legal minimum. £0 if none.

Your other taxable income this tax year (£)

Salary already earned since 6 April, plus any new job or pension before 5 April. Don't include the notice, holiday or redundancy money.

2026/27 rules

Roughly what lands in your account

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This is an estimate, not advice. It uses the statutory rules for redundancies on or after 6 April 2026 and England, Wales and Northern Ireland income tax bands for 2026/27 — Scottish income tax rates differ. National Insurance is worked out per payslip, so your real figure can be a few pounds out. Check your figures against your employer's letter and the government's official statutory redundancy calculator. Nothing you type leaves this page. See our guide to redundancy rights and the first-week checklist.